She is a historian of capitalism, consumption, and development in the modern middle east. Jan 14, 2016 sarah irving the electronic intifada 14 january 2016. Sherene seikaly is associate professor of history at the university of california, santa barbara. This figures trajectory from nineteenth century mobility across baltimore and sudan to twentieth century immobility in lebanon places the question of palestine in a global history of race. Apr 06, 2016 professor sheren seikaly is a historian of capitalism, consumption, and development in the modern middle east. Professor sherene seikaly publishes new book, men of. Men of capital in mandate palestine sherene seikaly by. Seikaly unearths impressive archival research that epitomizes this classs selfexpression. Men of capital examines britishruled palestine in the 1930s and 1940s through a focus on economy. The men of capital and the struggle for palestine the. Sherene seikaly iranian studies initiative uc santa barbara. She is the editor of the arab studies journal, cofounder and coeditor of jadaliyya ezine, an editor of journal of palestine studies, a policy member of alshabaka, the palestinian policy network,and an advisory member of rshief online archive project.
In a departure from the expected histories of palestine, this book illuminates dynamic. This confiscation is a kind of daily struggle that palestinians face, says sherene seikaly, a scholar of middle eastern history. Aug 21, 2017 maas alum sherene seikaly 2000 recently published men of capital. Her book, which was shortlisted for the 2016 palestine book awards, debunks common. Economy and scarcity in palestine stanford university press. Scarcity and economy in mandate palestine au seikaly, sherene sp 272 cy stanford pb stanford university press py 2015 ur. She is best known for her contributions to feminist and critical race studies about discrimination against muslim and indigenous women in canada, systemic racism in the canadian justice system, and. Scarcity and economy in mandate palestine stanford university press, 2016 explores how palestinian capitalists and british colonial officials used economy to shape territory, nationalism, the home, and. E206 in this episode, sherene seikaly discusses the intersection of politics and economics under the british mandate in palestine through the lens of palestinian capitalists, who are the subject of her new book entitled men of capital. Our founding workshop took place in april 2015 at the arab studies institute in virginia and was followed by several workshops, conferences, research projects, resource building efforts, and other activities. Sherene seikaly is assistant professor of history and middle east studies at the american university in cairo and coeditor of the arab studies journal.
Sherene seikaly department of history, uc santa barbara. Sarah irving the electronic intifada 14 january 2016. For decades, secular nationalism held sway as the dominant political ideology, but since the 1990s its structures have weakened and islamic institutions have gained strength. Book free download masterpieces of furniture in photographs and measured drawings by verna cook salomonsky.
Scarcity and economy in mandate palestine stanford university press. She previously taught at the american university in cairo. Sherene seikaly has written an important and highly original book on the economic and business history of palestine that readers of this journal ought to take notice of. A free open access ebook is available upon publication. By exploring an elite of modernizing, patriotic mandate palestinian capitalists in the 1930s and 1940s, seikaly forces scholars of palestinian history and. An integrated framework for breakthrough performance and extraordinary business results by robert j.
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The book then attends to what the family papers leave out. Sherene seikaly takes scholarship on the palestinian arabs under the mandate in a new direction with her highly original and deeply researched men of capital. Scarcity and economy in mandate palestine by sherene seikaly, stanford university press 2015. Sandra trudgen dawson is an instructor in the department of history at northern illinois university. Sherene seikaly introduces us to the class of palestinian capitalists, a group too often overlooked in histories of palestine and israel, and brilliantly puts them into the context of their time, exploring their group consciousness, hopes, and aspirations. Men of capital reveals how palestinian businessmen and british colonial officials used economy to. The most enduring concern of my scholarly research has been to explore how individuals, groups, and governments deploy both concepts and material practices to shape economy, the body, the self, and the other. She is cofounder and coeditor of the important journal jadaliyaa. Aug 10, 2017 by exploring an elite of modernizing, patriotic mandate palestinian capitalists in the 1930s and 1940s, seikaly forces scholars of palestinian history and political economy to abandon simplistic categories. In a departure from the expected histories of palestine, this book illuminates dynamic class constructions that aimed to shape a panarab utopia in terms. Scarcity and economy in mandate palestine au seikaly, sherene sp 272 cy stanford pb stanford. Seikaly is the editor of the arab studies journal, cofounder and coeditor of jadaliyya ezine, an editor of journal of palestine studies, a policy member of alshabaka, the palestinian policy network, and an advisory member of rshief online archive project. Sherene seikaly iranian studies initiative uc santa. She is the editor of the arab studies journal, cofounder and coeditor of jadaliyya ezine, and.
Professor sherene seikaly publishes new book, men of capital. With each of these commemorations, scholars and observ. The most enduring concern of her scholarly research has been to explore how individuals, groups, and governments deploy both concepts and material practices to shape economy, the body, the self, and. Sherene seikaly s critical history of palestinian economic agents and thinkers is an exemplary instance of new approaches to political economy. Establishing a legal mechanism of exception for the nonexceptional by noura erakat. Books go search hello select your address best sellers mobiles amazon pay pantry new releases computers customer service. Her book, which was shortlisted for the 2016 palestine book awards, debunks common assumptions about class in britishruled palestine in the 1930s and 1940s by exploring the complexities of the emergent middle classes. By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from. Two revolutions and the question of historical time by muriam halehdavis. The political economy project pep is an evolving focus of the arab studies institute, with research, pedagogic, and advocacy objectives. My new book project follows the trajectory of a peripatetic medical doctor to place palestine in a global history of race, capital, slavery, and dispossession. Eschewing both nostalgic mourning and nationalist frames, men of capital will inform and instruct debates about the regional roots of economic practices and the institutional infrastructure of economic. The book s significance, however, extends well beyond its contributions to the study of mandate palestine.
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I am a historian of capitalism, consumption, and development in the modern middle east. Men of capital examines britishruled palestine in the 1930s and 1940s thro. In this episode, sherene seikaly discusses the intersection of politics. Learn more at chicago is home to one of the largest, most politically active palestinian immigrant communities in the united states. Here she talks about how she came to be a historian, being a palestinian, and her work in progress meatless days. Plus, free twoday shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Archives and the writing of history, comparative studies of south asia, africa and the middle east new texts out now sherene seikaly, how i met my greatgrandfather. Sherene seikaly at university of california santa barbara. Jun 27, 2016 sherene seikaly is assistant professor of history at the university of california, santa barbara. Given that readers here might not be familiar with the historiography of palestine. Jan, 2016 professor sherene seikaly publishes new book, men of capital. They completed a private test launch of jadaliyya during the summer of 2010 and officially launched the ezine on september 21, 2010.
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