{"product_id":"western-privilege-work-intimacy-and-postcolonial-hierarchies-in-dubai-hardback-9781503613843","title":"Western Privilege; Work, Intimacy, and Postcolonial Hierarchies in Dubai (Hardback) 9781503613843","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWestern Privilege\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWork, Intimacy, and Postcolonial Hierarchies in Dubai\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAmélie Le Renard (Author), Jane Kuntz (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503613843\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWestern Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for those interested in race and racialization anywhere. 'Western' and 'white' remain unmarked, static categories in most postcolonial scholarship. In this excellent ethnography, Amélie Le Renard shows ushow these structuring categories are both integral to Gulf social hierarchies and have an enduring global influence.\"—Neha Vora, Lafayette College \"\u003ci\u003eWestern Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating analysis of Dubai as a hub city of postcolonial globalization. Amélie Le Renard skillfully weaves together consideration of a complex range of issues, such as intersectionality and heteronormativity, to bring new insights to scholars of Arab studies and all who work on globalization and migration.\"—Pauline Leonard, University of Southampton \"Amélie Le Renard's portrait of professional workers in Dubai not only provides an intimate rendering of the workings of privilege, but shows why understanding it must foreground race (particularly whiteness), gender, and sexuality. \u003ci\u003eWestern Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare intersectional analysis of privilege that is both empirically and theoretically rich.\"—Shamus R. Khan, Princeton University \"\u003ci\u003eWestern Privilege\u003c\/i\u003econtributes to a discussion about Western hegemony by showing how Westernness and whiteness organise social life in a non-Western context. Moreover, the use of a postcolonial feminist approach allows the author to provide insights into how Westernness is conditioned and shaped by gender, race and class. Besides its scholarly contributions, the book will hopefully prompt those who self-identify as Westerners in the Middle Eastern context to critically examine their own contributions to the social order in question.\"—Dr Liina Mustonen, \u003ci\u003eLondon School of Economics Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \"Recommended.\"—S. Waalkes, \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e \"I applaud Le Renard for a rich and thorough investigation of class, gender, nationality, and race.\"—Jörg Matthias Determann, \u003ci\u003eReview of Middle East Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eWestern Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e provides a compelling analysis that speaks to multiple disciplines and regions in the world. It is highly recommended.\"—Yuting Wang, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eWestern Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e skillfully portrays how Westerners transpose and meld familiar categories with local ones, reproducing a personally advantageous social order for which they reject responsibility.\"—Lauren Clingan, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Development Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly 90 percent of residents in Dubai are foreigners with no Emirati nationality. As in many global cities, those who hold Western passports share specific advantages: prestigious careers, high salaries, and comfortable homes and lifestyles. With this book, Amélie Le Renard explores how race, gender and class backgrounds shape experiences of privilege, and investigates the processes that lead to the formation of Westerners as a social group.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWesternness is more than a passport; it is also an identity that requires emotional and bodily labor. And as they work, hook up, parent, and hire domestic help, Westerners chase Dubai's promise of socioeconomic elevation for the few. Through an ethnography informed by postcolonial and feminist theory, Le Renard reveals the diverse experiences and trajectories of white and non-white, male and female Westerners to understand the shifting and contingent nature of Westernness—and also its deep connection to whiteness and heteronormativity. \u003ci\u003eWestern Privilege\u003c\/i\u003e offers a singular look at the lived reality of structural racism in cities of the global South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. The Construction of Skills\u003cbr\u003e  2. Structural Advantages in the Job Market\u003cbr\u003e  3. Performing Stereotypical Westernness\u003cbr\u003e  4. The Heteronormativity of \"\u003cbr\u003eGuest Families\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  5. Relations with Domestic Employees\u003cbr\u003e  6. Hedonistic Lifestyles\u003cbr\u003e  7. Western Privilege and White Privilege\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52610615738648,"sku":"9781503613843","price":87.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/western-privilege-work-intimacy-and-postcolonial-hierarchies-in-dubai-hardback-9781503613843","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}