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A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics
David Nugent
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Description for A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics
Paperback. [front flap] A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics Edited by David Nugent and Joan Vincent A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics offers an unprecedented overview of the field, written by a breathtaking roster of contemporary scholars. Editor(s): Nugent, David; Vincent, Joan. Series: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 910.
This Companion offers an unprecedented overview of anthropology’s unique contribution to the study of politics.
- Explores the key concepts and issues of our time - from AIDS, globalization, displacement, and militarization, to identity politics and beyond
- Each chapter reflects on concepts and issues that have shaped the anthropology of politics and concludes with thoughts on and challenges for the way ahead
- Anthropology's distinctive genre, ethnography, lies at the heart of this volume
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405161909
SKU
V9781405161909
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About David Nugent
David Nugent is Professor of Anthropology, Emory University. He is President-Elect, American Ethnological Society and North American Editor of the journal Critique of Anthropology. He is the author of Modernity at the Edge of Empire: State, Individual, and Nation in the Northern Peruvian Andes (1997), and the editor of Locating Capitalism in Time and Space (2002). Joan Vincent ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year “A magnificent collection. The most engaged and imaginative writing that anthropology has to offer, disclosing the inherently political nature of everyday life.” Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley “What is impressive about this collection is the way many authors take received ideas ... Read more