Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. One. Lebanese Capitalism and the Emergence of a Transnational Mode of Existence 19
6. Two. On Being Propelled into the World: Existential Mobility and the Migratory Illusio 37
7. Three. Diasporic Anisogamy 49
8. Four. From Ambivalent to Fragmented Subjects 59
9. Five. On Diasporic Lenticularity 77
10. Six. Lenticular Realities and Anisogamic Intensifications 99
11. Seven. The Lebanese Transnational Diasporic Family 117
12. Eight. Diaspora and Sexuality: A Case Study 141
13. Nine. Diasporic Jouissance and Perverse Anisogamy: Negotiated Being in the Streets of Beirut 163
14. Conclusion 183
15. Acknowledgments 193
16. Notes 195
17. Bibliography 203
18. Index 211