Joanne Randa Nucho is a Mellon-Chau postdoctoral fellow in anthropology at Pomona College.

"Nucho writes about the working-class predominantly ethnic Armenian Beirut suburb called Bourj Hammoud. Based on extensive field research, she explores how in everyday life, institutions, especially the infrastructure layers crisscrossing the community, interact with sectarianism... The book's strength is bringing to life the rich complexity of this densely packed community."--Choice

• List of Illustrations ix Note on Language xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 All That Endures from Past to Present Temporality, Sectarianism, and a "Return" to Wartime in Lebanon 30 2 Permanently Temporary Constructing "Armenianness" through Informal Property Regimes 51 3 Building the Networks NGOs, Gender, and "Community" 73 4 From Shirkets to Bankas Credit, Lending, and the Narrowing of Networks 94 5 The Eyes of Odars City-to-City Collaborations and Transnational Reach 108 Conclusion Far More Dangerous Times 127 Notes 136 References 151 Index 165

Joanne Randa Nucho is a Mellon-Chau postdoctoral fellow in anthropology at Pomona College.

"Nucho writes about the working-class predominantly ethnic Armenian Beirut suburb called Bourj Hammoud. Based on extensive field research, she explores how in everyday life, institutions, especially the infrastructure layers crisscrossing the community, interact with sectarianism... The book's strength is bringing to life the rich complexity of this densely packed community."--Choice

• List of Illustrations ix Note on Language xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 All That Endures from Past to Present Temporality, Sectarianism, and a "Return" to Wartime in Lebanon 30 2 Permanently Temporary Constructing "Armenianness" through Informal Property Regimes 51 3 Building the Networks NGOs, Gender, and "Community" 73 4 From Shirkets to Bankas Credit, Lending, and the Narrowing of Networks 94 5 The Eyes of Odars City-to-City Collaborations and Transnational Reach 108 Conclusion Far More Dangerous Times 127 Notes 136 References 151 Index 165

Joanne Randa Nucho is a Mellon-Chau postdoctoral fellow in anthropology at Pomona College.

"Nucho writes about the working-class predominantly ethnic Armenian Beirut suburb called Bourj Hammoud. Based on extensive field research, she explores how in everyday life, institutions, especially the infrastructure layers crisscrossing the community, interact with sectarianism... The book's strength is bringing to life the rich complexity of this densely packed community."--Choice

• List of Illustrations ix Note on Language xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 All That Endures from Past to Present Temporality, Sectarianism, and a "Return" to Wartime in Lebanon 30 2 Permanently Temporary Constructing "Armenianness" through Informal Property Regimes 51 3 Building the Networks NGOs, Gender, and "Community" 73 4 From Shirkets to Bankas Credit, Lending, and the Narrowing of Networks 94 5 The Eyes of Odars City-to-City Collaborations and Transnational Reach 108 Conclusion Far More Dangerous Times 127 Notes 136 References 151 Index 165