Posted in Academe, Culture, Philip Carl Salzman on Apr 21st, 2008 Comments Off on Uncle Sam wants you!
From Philip Carl Salzman “He must be a spy,” said the visiting Baluch, bearded, turbaned, and baggy in long shirt and trousers. My fellow camp mates of the Dadolzai shrugged. They had accepted me and were past wondering exactly how I got there. “Sure,” I replied; “the government”—whether Iranian or American was left unspecified, “they […]
Posted in Culture, Philip Carl Salzman on Apr 7th, 2008 Comments Off on No peace without victory
From Philip Carl Salzman “America’s current policies represent a fundamental departure from [America’s] centuries-old tradition,” concludes Michael B. Oren in a recent op-ed. In previous interventions in the Middle East, “American military action was seen as an ancillary to—rather than as a substitute for—diplomacy. And in no case did U.S. troops remain on Middle Eastern […]
Posted in Books, Culture, Philip Carl Salzman on Apr 2nd, 2008 Comments Off on ‘Culture and Conflict in the Middle East’
MESH invites selected authors to offer original first-person statements on their new books—why and how they wrote them, and what impact they hope and expect to achieve. Philip Carl Salzman is professor of anthropology at McGill University and a member of MESH. His new book is Culture and Conflict in the Middle East.
Posted in Adam Garfinkle, Culture, Islamism, Philip Carl Salzman on Mar 29th, 2008 Comments Off on Why the ‘return’ to Islam?
From Philip Carl Salzman I would like to take up and elaborate somewhat Adam Garfinkle’s point (in a comment on an earlier post) about “a theologicalization of Islamic societies, defined as the process whereby the status of religion as a legitimate carrier of the public weal grows and the status of politics of a legitimate […]
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