A Landscape of War

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Ecologies of Resistance and Survival in South Lebanon

By Munira Khayyat

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A Landscape of War by anthropologist Munira Khayyat explores life along Lebanon's southern border, where war is not just conflict but a lived environment. The book delves into frontline villages beset by invasions, bombings, and land mines, showing how resilient ecologies and multispecies relationships, like tobacco farming and goatherding, sustain daily life amid ongoing devastation. Khayyat challenges traditional war theories by illuminating creative survival practices and offering a poetic portrayal of war as a landscape where life tenaciously persists.
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Recommended for readers interested in anthropology, Middle Eastern studies, war and conflict, ecology, and those seeking nuanced, human-centred perspectives on war and survival. Suitable for academics, students, and thoughtful general readers drawn to ethnographic works and social justice themes.

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What worlds take root in war? In this book, anthropologist Munira Khayyat describes life along the southern border of Lebanon, where resistant ecologies thrive amid a terrain of perennial war.

A Landscape of War takes us to frontline villages where armed invasions, indiscriminate bombings, and scattered land mines have become the environment where everyday life is waged. This book dwells with multispecies partnerships such as tobacco farming and goatherding that carry life through seasons of destruction.

Neither green-tinged utopia nor total devastation, these ecologies make life possible in an insistently deadly region. Sourcing an anthropology of war from where it is lived, this book decolonises distant theories of war and brings to light creative practices forged in the midst of ongoing devastation.

In lyrical prose that resonates with imperilled conditions across the Global South, Khayyat paints a portrait of war as a place where life must go on.

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The book has been praised for its ethnographic depth and ethical commitment to portraying war as a lived domestic reality rather than merely a backdrop to violence. Reviews highlight Khayyat's sensitive approach to understanding how people inhabit and manage their environments under duress, calling it a powerful meditation on resistance and survival in contexts of persistent precarity. It is noted for providing fresh perspectives that resonate broadly with crisis experiences across the Global South and beyond.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520389991

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 25 b-w illustrations

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 286

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About the Author

Munira Khayyat teaches Anthropology at the American University in Cairo.