Abstract
This chapter suggests ways that reframe anthropology of neoliberalism in the Middle East in a broader context of debates about the free market and its proper bounds in moral philosophy, political economy, economics, and anthropology. The author turns to sources other than Foucault to think about neoliberalism in anthropology starting with the origins of market society and debates about the scope of the free market. The chapter shows the central place of today's Middle East in early formulations of political economy and the nature of market society. It relates the lack of work on neoliberalism in the Middle East to a broader lack of economic anthropology of the Middle East. The chapter presents key texts about violence and market society, and opens up new lines of analysis for anthropology of neoliberalism in the Middle East.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 411-433 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118475683 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118475706 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences