State Formation: Anthropological Perspectives (ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY) - Softcover

Buch 29 von 105: Anthropology, Culture and Society
 
9780745324418: State Formation: Anthropological Perspectives (ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 074532441X ISBN 13: 9780745324418
Verlag: Pluto Press, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

What is the 'state' and how can we best study it? This book investigates new ways of analysing the state. The contributors argue that the state is not a fixed and definite object. Our perceptions of it are constantly changing, and differ from person to person. What is your idea of the state if you are a refugee? Or if you are living in post-aparteid South Africa? Our perceptions are formed and sustained by evolving discourses and techniques -- these come from institutions such as government, but are also made by communities and individuals. The contributors examine how state structures are viewed from the inside, by official state bodies, composed of bureaucrats and politicians; and how these state manifestations are supported, reproduced or transformed at a local level. An outline of theoretical approaches is followed by nine case studies ranging from South Africa to Peru to Norway. With a good range of contributors including Cris Shore, Clifton Crais, Ana Alonso and Bruce Kapferer, this is a comprehensive critical analysis of anthropological approaches to the study of state formation.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Iain Bruce is a British journalist and film-maker. He has made documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC. During 2004 and 2005 he was BBC correspondent in Caracas, Venezuela. Currently he is an adviser to Telesur, the Latin American news channel based in Venezuela. He is also author of the The Porto Alegre Alternative: Direct Democracy in Action (Pluto Press, 2004)._x000B_

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Verlag
Pluto Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
074532441X
ISBN 13 
9780745324418
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
280
Herausgeber
Krohn-Hansen Christian
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