Akhil Gupta / Aradhana Sharma (eds.)

Broschiertes Buch

The Anthropology of the State

A Reader

Herausgeber: Gupta, Akhil; Sharma, Aradhana

Beschreibung

Combines classic theoretical texts with cutting edge anthropological works. Focuses on the institutions, spaces, ideas, practices, and representations that constitute the "state". Promotes cultural and transnational approaches to the subject.

Autor

Aradhana Sharma is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Women's Studies at Wesleyan University. Akhil Gupta is Associate Professor of Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University. His previous publications include Anthropological Locations: Boundaries and Grounds of a Field Science (ed. 1997), Culture, Power, Place: Explorations in Critical Anthropology (ed. 1997), Postcolonial Developments: Agriculture in the Making of Modern India (1998), and Caste and Outcast (ed. 2002).

Produktdetails

• Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9781405114684
• ISBN-10: 1405114681
• Artikelnr.: 21354405

Rezensionen

"[This) volume's refreshing theoretical approach and range ofempirical examples should make it a valuable teaching and referencebook for all those concerned with the challenging questions posedby the state." Political Studies Review

"This is a nuanced, original framework for thinking aboutthe state as a highly variable phenomenon of emergent world orders.With its expert selection of readings and comprehensive analysis,this volume is bound to become a standard reference and popularteaching tool." George Marcus, University ofCalifornia, Irvine

"The Anthropology of the State will be an importantresource for teaching and for introducing students to new questionsin anthropology. This collection offers a nice balance ofhistorical and contemporary writings and a lucid introduction thatadvances theoretical claims about the state with the help ofethnographic examples. Contemporary globalization and transnationalsystems that are redefining the functions of the state make this anopportune moment for a serious reexamination of the processes ofgovernance." Veena Das, Johns HopkinsUniversity

"One key strength of the volume is its coherence andintertextuality...Recommended." K. Brown, BrownUniversity