“The Oasis of Peace in the Troubled Region: Jordan’s Quest for Stability in the Arab World”, in Bensider Pradhan (ed) West Asia in a Changing World: The Emerging Regional Architecture and India, New Delhi; Academic Foundation

This book brings anthropologists and critical theorists together to investigate utopian visions of the future in the neoliberal cities of India and Sri Lanka. Arguing for the priority of materiality in any analysis of contemporary ideology, the authors explore urban construction projects, special economic zones, fashion ramps, films, archaeological excavations, and various queer spaces. In […]