Everyday Sectarianism in Urban Lebanon: Infrastructures, Public Services, and Power

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What causes violent conflicts around the Middle East All too often, the answer is sectarianism--popularly viewed as a timeless and intractable force that leads religious groups to conflict. In Everyday Sectarianism in Urban Lebanon, Joanne Nucho shows how wrong this perspective can be. Through in-depth research with local governments, NGOs, and po

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"Nucho writes about the working-class predominantly ethnic Armenian Beirut suburb called Bourj Hammoud. Based on extensive field research, she explores how in everyday life, institutions, especially the infrastructure layers crisscrossing the community, interact with sectarianism... The book's strength is bringing to life the rich complexity of this densely packed community."--Choice

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Joanne Randa Nucho is a Mellon-Chau postdoctoral fellow in anthropology at Pomona College.