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A REPLY TO JONATHAN BENTHALL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2002

Richard T. Antoun
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Jonathan Benthall's stimulating comment on my essay on civil society and tribal process in Jordan has five specific criticisms: I pay no attention to gender; I underestimate the importance of mass media; I neglect the fact that Jordan is an aid economy with the implied necessity of finding formal organizations through which to funnel spending; I emphasize the importance of kinship ties, although kinship puts a brake on the country's progress and on meritocracy; and I emphasize the importance of tribal process when it is precisely that process that reinforces reactionary trends. I shall briefly address these matters, then focus on the issues underlying our differences. In that way, I hope to advance the discourse.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , November 2001 , pp. 670 - 672
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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