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2. “The Nest of the Crazy”: The Ethnographic Setting
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vi
- Foreword vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Note on Transliteration xi
- 1. Introduction: “Empty Buildings” 1
- 2. “The Nest of the Crazy”: The Ethnographic Setting 27
- 3. “We Drank the Jabha with Our Mothers’ Milk”: Joining Factions 51
- 4. “We Are the Factions”: Political Faction Membership 71
- 5. “Factions Are Like Shops”: Aid, Discipline, and the Structural Effect 91
- 6. “Factions Are Forced Husbands”: Physical Representations, Factionalism, and Party Ideology 111
- 7. Conclusion: “The Guys Were Doing Something Great, the Factions Destroyed It” 135
- Notes 149
- Bibliography 157
- Index 167
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Illustrations vi
- Foreword vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Note on Transliteration xi
- 1. Introduction: “Empty Buildings” 1
- 2. “The Nest of the Crazy”: The Ethnographic Setting 27
- 3. “We Drank the Jabha with Our Mothers’ Milk”: Joining Factions 51
- 4. “We Are the Factions”: Political Faction Membership 71
- 5. “Factions Are Like Shops”: Aid, Discipline, and the Structural Effect 91
- 6. “Factions Are Forced Husbands”: Physical Representations, Factionalism, and Party Ideology 111
- 7. Conclusion: “The Guys Were Doing Something Great, the Factions Destroyed It” 135
- Notes 149
- Bibliography 157
- Index 167
