Ecologies of Resistance and Survival in South Lebanon
A Landscape of War is a compelling book by anthropologist Munira Khayyat that explores life along Lebanon's southern border. It documents how resistance and survival thrive in a landscape shaped by ongoing conflict, where armed invasions, bombings, and land mines form the backdrop of daily life. Khayyat focuses on multispecies collaborations such as tobacco farming and goatherding, showing how these ecologies sustain life amid devastation.
Description
Where do worlds take root in war? This book describes how forms of life adapt and survive in South Lebanon, a region characterized by ongoing struggle. Munira Khayyat reveals in A Landscape of War how resistance and survival come together in areas where life continues despite danger and destruction. By presenting an anthropology of war from the perspective of the communities involved, it offers insight into creative practices that make it possible to carry on.
Product details
- Author: Munira Khayyat
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Binding type: Trade paperback (US)
- Publication date: 2022-11-22
- Number of pages: 286
- ISBN: 9780520389991
- Subject: Anthropology
- BISAC: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
About the author
Munira Khayyat is an anthropologist and teaches at the American University in Cairo.