Order and Disorder : Anthropological Perspectives.

Order and Disorder : Anthropological Perspectives.

Disorder and instability are matters of continuing public concern. Terrorism, as a threat to global order, has been added to preoccupations with political unrest, deviance and crime. Such considerations have prompted the return to the classic anthropological issues of order and disorder. Examining o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Von Benda-Beckmann, Keebet
Other Authors: Pirie, Fernanda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., 2008.
Subjects:
Political anthropology > Congresses.
Order > Congresses.
Social conflict > Congresses.
Political violence > Congresses.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.
Order
Political anthropology
Political violence
Social conflict
Conference papers and proceedings
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Table of Contents:
  • Title page-Order and Disorder; Contents; List of Plates; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 2-Order and the Evocation of Heritage; Chapter 3-Pride, Honor, Individual and Collective Violence; Chapter 4-Order, Individualism and Responsibility; Chapter 5-Vigilante Groups and the State in West Africa; Chapter 6-Imposing New Concepts of Order in Rural Morocco; Chapter 7-Law, Ritual and Order; Chapter 8-The Disorders of an Order; Chapter 9-Anthropological Order and Political Disorder; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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