Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Notes on Translations and Transliterations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Plastic Sandals, Tea, and Time 19
8. The Labor Process 57
9. Indiscipline and Unruly Practices 95
10. In the Basha’s House 127
11. Ethnography, Identity, and the Production of Knowledge 157
12. Conclusion 183
13. Notes 187
14. Bibliography 239
15. Index 254