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The New Arab Man
Emergent Masculinities, Technologies, and Islam in the Middle East
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2012
About this book
Middle Eastern Muslim men have been widely vilified as terrorists, religious zealots, and brutal oppressors of women. The New Arab Man challenges these stereotypes with the stories of ordinary Middle Eastern men as they struggle to overcome infertility and childlessness through assisted reproduction.
Drawing on two decades of ethnographic research across the Middle East with hundreds of men from a variety of social and religious backgrounds, Marcia Inhorn shows how the new Arab man is self-consciously rethinking the patriarchal masculinity of his forefathers and unseating received wisdoms. This is especially true in childless Middle Eastern marriages where, contrary to popular belief, infertility is more common among men than women. Inhorn captures the marital, moral, and material commitments of couples undergoing assisted reproduction, revealing how new technologies are transforming their lives and religious sensibilities. And she looks at the changing manhood of husbands who undertake transnational "egg quests"--set against the backdrop of war and economic uncertainty--out of devotion to the infertile wives they love.
Trenchant and emotionally gripping, The New Arab Man traces the emergence of new masculinities in the Middle East in the era of biotechnology.
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Marcia C. Inhorn is the William K. Lanman, Jr., Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University. Her many books include Local Babies, Global Science: Gender, Religion, and In Vitro Fertilization in Egypt and Infertility and Patriarchy: The Cultural Politics of Gender and Family Life in Egypt.
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"[This] is without doubt an important contribution to medical anthropology in the Middle East and to our understanding of the complex and changing nature of masculinity in the Arab world."---Ramy Aly, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
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"In the end, I think Inhorn is right; her book does provide a corrective to those who conceptualize Middle Eastern men in a two-dimensional way, but I also think her book goes much further than this, delving into the complex navigations of religion, cultural tradition, science, and technology faced by many religious people in everyday life. For those interested in exploring such issues--including scholars and students of religion, immigration, science studies, medical sociology, and medicine--her book is a wonderful resource."---John O'Brien, Sociology of Religion
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"Not only does this book provide scholars with innovative anthropological theoretical tools for the study of gender and masculinity in a field increasingly dominated by queer theoretical paradigms, it also offers a fascinating insight into the intersection of gender, religion and art in the Middle East, setting an example for new research. Yet above all, The New Arab Man effortlessly succeeds in offering 'a more realistic and humanizing portrayal of Middle Eastern men's lives.'"---Wim Peumans, Social Anthropology
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"Yale anthropologist Inhorn's readable ethnography tackles the subject of infertility among Arab men. The author draws primarily on her research in Lebanese clinics that offer in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrcytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) but also utilizes data from research in Egypt and the UAE. . . . Inhorn's engagin writing style, clear analysis of relevant literature and theory, and compelling interviews make this book an excellent choice for both undergraduate and graduate collections."
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"Shortlisted for the 2013 Book Prize, Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness of the British Sociological Association"
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"One of Choice's Editors' Picks, October 2012"
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"Winner of the 2014 JMEWS Book Award, Journal of Middle Eastern Women's Studies and Association of Middle East Women's Studies"
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"Winner of the 2015 Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology, American Anthropological Association"
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Prologue: Hamza, My Infertile Driver
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Introduction. Reconceiving Middle Eastern Manhood
1 - Part I. Emergent Masculinities
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Chapter 1. Hegemonic Masculinity
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Chapter 2. Infertile Subjectivities
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Chapter 3. Love Stories
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Chapter 4. Consanguineous Connectivity
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Chapter 5. Masturbation and Semen Collection
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Chapter 6. Islam and Assisted Reproduction
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Chapter 7. Sperm Donation and Adoption
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Chapter 8. Egg Donation and Emergence
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Conclusion. Emergent Masculinities in the Middle East
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Acknowledgments
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Appendix: The Assisted Reproduction Fatwas
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Glossary of Arabic Terms
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Glossary of Medical Terms
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Index
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Keywords for this book
Infertility; Male infertility; In vitro fertilisation; Physician; Sperm donation; Masculinity; Sperm; Islam; Semen analysis; Azoospermia; Uterus; Egg donation; Fatwa; Middle East; Fertility; Sayyid; Assisted reproductive technology; Testicle; Sharia; Shia Islam; Marriage; Masturbation; Adultery; Childlessness; Technology; Adoption; Reproductive technology; Surrogacy; Ejaculation; Saudi Arabia; Druze; Sunni Islam; Disease; Spermatozoon; Embryo donation; Grandparent; Muhammad; Muslim world; Oligospermia; Ovary; Suffering; Southern Lebanon; Erectile dysfunction; Artificial insemination; Sexual intercourse; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Complication (medicine); Fallopian tube; Polygyny; Saddam Hussein; Semen; Writing; His Family; Gamete; Asthenozoospermia; Spouse; Biopsy; American University of Beirut; My Father; Patriarchy; Family planning; Ectopic pregnancy; Finding; Gynaecology; Sexual dysfunction; Mother; Halal; Sheikh; Sperm bank; Endometriosis
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
