Wasta Capital: Ethnographic Reflexivity at a Rooftop Nightclub in Beirut

Authors

  • Caitlin Robinson SOAS, University of London

Keywords:

DJs, nightclubs, wasta, reflexivity, Beirut, social capital, elites

Author Biography

Caitlin Robinson, SOAS, University of London

PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology and Sociology

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Published

12-May-2013

Issue

Vol 5, No 1 (2013): Doing Nightlife and EDMC Fieldwork

Section

From the Floor

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