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Doubt, Conflict, Mediation: The Anthropology of Modern Time
Laura Bear
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Description for Doubt, Conflict, Mediation: The Anthropology of Modern Time
Paperback. This is an interdisciplinary reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about time and modernity. Bringing together leading scholars in both sociology and anthropology, it rethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time. Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 348.
Doubt, Conflict, Mediation is an interdisciplinary examination and reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about modern time.
- Rethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time from both a sociological and anthropological perspective
- Blends innovative and rich ethnographic studies from around the world with clear theoretical approaches
- Examines the timescapes of a variety of institutions and social movements, such as biotech laboratories, civic organizations, planning offices, global sea-trade, urban squatting, and state bureaucracies
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118903872
SKU
V9781118903872
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Ref
99-1
About Laura Bear
Laura Bear is Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics, UK. For nineteen years, she has carried out archival and ethnographic research in India, especially West Bengal. She is the author of Lines of the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy and the Intimate Historical Self (2007), the forthcoming Navigating Austerity: State Debt and Speculation on a ... Read more
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