Title: Real Jordanians Don't Decorate Like That! The Politics of Taste among Amman's Elites
Abstract:Elites in Amman are divided over matters of taste, and preferences for particular villas, furnishings, and clothing extend far beyond the problem of keeping up with the Husseini's; more broadly, ideas...Elites in Amman are divided over matters of taste, and preferences for particular villas, furnishings, and clothing extend far beyond the problem of keeping up with the Husseini's; more broadly, ideas about taste and corresponding consumption practices instantiate Jordanian conceptions of membership in various moral and political communities. This paper explores the articulation of elites' consumption practices with conceptions of the modem and the traditional as well as the role of consumption in ongoing disputes among elites over the question of who is and who is not a legitimate Jordanian citizen. [Middle East, taste, consumption, national identity, modernity]Read More
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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