Morton professor of political science and in the college, associate faculty in anthropology, and codirector of the chicago center for contemporary theory at the university of chicago. Lisa wedeen books list of books by author lisa wedeen. She is the author of ambiguities of domination and peripheral visions, both published by the university of chicago press. Lisa wedeens brilliant, thoughtprovoking and beautifully written book, peripheral visions, is about the practice of politics and also about a. Politics, rhetoric, and symbols in contemporary syria university of chicago press, 1999 and peripheral visions. See all books authored by lisa wedeen, including authoritarian apprehensions. Lisa wedeen biography lisa wedeen biography and list of works lisa wedeen books covid19 update. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ambiguities of domination. Morton professor of political science and the college and the codirector of the chicago center for contemporary theory at the university of chicago. Publics, power, and performance in yemen chicago studies in practices of meaning wedeen, lisa on. Unusually wellwritten and polished, peripheral visions makes important contributions to our understanding of yemen and to the study of politics. In authoritarian apprehensions, lisa wedeen draws on her decadeslong engagement with syria to offer an erudite and compassionate analysis of this extraordinary rush of eventsthe revolutionary exhilaration of the initial days of unrest and then the devastating violence that shattered hopes of any quick undoing of dictatorship. Lisa wedeen political science the university of chicago.
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Poetry as cultural practice in a north yemeni tribe. She is also associate faculty in anthropology and the coeditor of the university of chicago book series, studies in practices of meaning. Lisa wedeen books biography and list of works author. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her publications include ambiguities of domination. Ideology, judgment, and mourning in syria, and ambiguities of domination. Publics, power, and performance in yemen by wedeen, lisa author 2008 paperback lisa wedeen on. All other readings marked with an are available through blackboard.
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