{"product_id":"9780745333588","title":"Becoming Arab in London: Performativity and the Undoing of Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this, the first ethnographic exploration of gender, race, and class practices among British-born or British-raised Arabs in London, Ramy M. K. Aly looks critically at the idea of “Arab-ness” and the ways in which London produces, marks, and understands ethnic subjects. Looking at everyday experiences, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Arab in London\u003c\/i\u003e explores the lives of young people and the ways in which they perform or achieve Arab ethnicity. Aly uncovers narratives of growing up in London, the codes of sociability at Shisha, and the sexual politics and ethnic self-portraits that construct British-Arab men and women.\u003cbr\u003e             Drawing on the work of Judith Butler, Aly emphasizes the need to move away from the concept of identity and toward the idea of race, gender, and class as performance. Based on seven years of fieldwork, during which time the author immersed himself in London’s Arab community, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Arab in London\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative and necessary contribution to the study of diaspora and difference in contemporary Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010430320880,"sku":"9780745333588","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745333588_p0.jpg?v=1769901056","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745333588","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}