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At the Heart of the State: The Moral World of Institutions
Didier Fassin
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Description for At the Heart of the State: The Moral World of Institutions
Paperback. An edited collection that explores all aspects of the state and its institutions. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPS; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
The state is often regarded as an abstract and neutral bureaucratic entity. Against this common sense idea, At the Heart of the State argues that it is also a concrete reality with a morality, embodied in the work of its agents and inscribed in the issues of its time.
A political and moral anthropology, this book is the result of a five-year investigation conducted by ten scholars, based in France. It analyses, amongst other topics, the police, the court system, the prison apparatus, the social services and mental health facilities. Combining genealogy and ethnography, its authors ... Read more
The state is often regarded as an abstract and neutral bureaucratic entity. Against this common sense idea, At the Heart of the State argues that it is also a concrete reality with a morality, embodied in the work of its agents and inscribed in the issues of its time.
A political and moral anthropology, this book is the result of a five-year investigation conducted by ten scholars, based in France. It analyses, amongst other topics, the police, the court system, the prison apparatus, the social services and mental health facilities. Combining genealogy and ethnography, its authors ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Condition
New
Weight
432g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745335599
SKU
V9780745335599
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About Didier Fassin
Didier Fassin is the James D. Wolfensohn Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He is the author of numerous books including The Will to Punish (2018), Life: A Critical Users Manual (2018), Prison Worlds: An Ethnography of the Carceral Condition (2016) and Enforcing Order: An Ethnography of Urban Policing. Patrick Brown is the ... Read more
Reviews for At the Heart of the State: The Moral World of Institutions
'Didier Fassin is one of the most imaginative social scientists of our time. This book should be considered not only as required reading for all scholars in the field, but also for all active citizens'
Pierre Rosanvallon, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History of Politics at the Collège de France 'An important collection of finely wrought case studies of ... Read more
Pierre Rosanvallon, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History of Politics at the Collège de France 'An important collection of finely wrought case studies of ... Read more