States of Subsistence av Jose Ciro Martinez

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<p>On any given day in Jordan, more than nine million residents eat approximately ten million loaves of <i>khubz ''arabi</i>¿the slightly leavened flatbread known to many as pita. Some rely on this bread to avoid starvation; for others it is a customary pleasure. Yet despite its ubiquity in accounts of Middle East politics and society, rarely do we consider how bread is prepared, consumed, discussed, and circulated¿and what this all represents. With this book, Jos¿iro Mart¿z examines <i>khubz ''arabi</i> to unpack the effects of the welfare program that ensures its widespread availability.</p><p>Drawing on more than a year working as a baker in Amman, Mart¿z probes the practices that underpin subsidized bread. Following bakers and bureaucrats, he offers an immersive examination of social welfare provision. Mart¿z argues that the state is best understood as the product of routine practices and actions, through which it becomes a stable truth in the lives of citizens. <i>States of Subsis