{"product_id":"the-best-of-hard-times-palestinian-refugee-masculinities-in-lebanon-hardback-9780815637370","title":"The Best of Hard Times; Palestinian Refugee Masculinities in Lebanon (Hardback) 9780815637370","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Best of Hard Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePalestinian Refugee Masculinities in Lebanon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGustavo Barbosa (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780815637370\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 January 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages, 14 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.652 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBest of Hard Times\u003c\/i\u003e explores the gendered identities of two generations of men in the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut. Gustavo Barbosa compares the fida'iyyin, the men who served as freedom fighters to reconquer Palestine in the 1970s, to the shabab, their sons who lead seemingly mundane lives with limited access to power. While the fida'iyyinn displayed their masculinity through active resistance and fighting to return to their homeland, the shabab have a more nuanced relationship to Palestine and articulate their gender belonging in alternative ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough vivid ethnographic stories, Barbosa critically engages with certain trends in feminism, calling attention to their limits and considering nimble views on gender. Instead of presenting the shabab as emasculated or experiencing a crisis of masculinity, the book shows the pliability of masculinity in time and space and argues that \"\"gender\"\" has limited purchase to capture the experiences of today's youth from Shatila. Based on two years of fieldwork, \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Hard Times\u003c\/i\u003e answers the burgeoning demand for anthropological literature on Arab masculinities and portrays refugees as inventive actors rather than agentless victims of circumstances beyond their control. The \u003ci\u003eBest of Hard Times\u003c\/i\u003e is a tour de force combining highbrow theory with gripping ethnography, challenging many of the stereotypes on gender, power, statehood, and the role of Islam in the Middle East.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations, Tables, and Charts xi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcronyms xix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTimeline: History of the Palestinian Diaspora in Lebanon xxi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Thinking through Water 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Submerging: Under Siege 43\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Drowning by Numbers and Legislation: Statistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand (Non)State Making in Shatila 73\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Swirling and Twirling: The Fida’\u003cbr\u003eiyyin’\u003cbr\u003es Heroism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand the Shabab’\u003cbr\u003es Burden 122\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Pororoca, Thinking through Music: Fida’\u003cbr\u003eiyyin and Shabab Talk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Sometimes) Past Each Other 181\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Reemerging: Noncockfights 236\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Resurfacing: The Antilove of Empire 251\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary of Levantine Arabic Terms 273\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences 285\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 311\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570027524376,"sku":"9780815637370","price":63.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-best-of-hard-times-palestinian-refugee-masculinities-in-lebanon-hardback-9780815637370","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}