The Resource Anthropology, politics and the state : democracy and violence in South Asia, Jonathan Spencer
Anthropology, politics and the state : democracy and violence in South Asia, Jonathan Spencer
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The item Anthropology, politics and the state : democracy and violence in South Asia, Jonathan Spencer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "In recent years anthropology has rediscovered its interest in politics. Building on the findings of this research, this book offers a new way of analysing the relationship between culture and politics, with special attention to democracy, nationalism, the state and political violence. Beginning with scenes from an unruly early 1980s election campaign in Sri Lanka, it covers issues from rural policing in north India to slum housing in Delhi, presenting arguments about secularism and pluralism, and the ambiguous energies released by electoral democracy across the sub-continent. It ends by discussing feminist peace activists in Sri Lanka, struggling to sustain a window of shared humanity after two decades of war. Bringing together and linking the themes of democracy, identity and conflict, this new study shows how anthropology can take a central role in understanding other people's politics, especially the issues that seem to have divided the world since 9/11"--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages)
- Contents
-
- 1. The strange death of political anthropology
- 2. Locating the political
- 3. Culture, nation and misery
- 4. Performing democracy
- 5. States and persons
- 6. The state and violence
- 7. Pluralism in theory, pluralism in practice
- 8. Politics and counter-politics
- Isbn
- 9780511801853
- Label
- Anthropology, politics and the state : democracy and violence in South Asia
- Title
- Anthropology, politics and the state
- Title remainder
- democracy and violence in South Asia
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Spencer
- Subject
-
- Asie méridionale -- Politique et gouvernement
- Asie méridionale -- Relations interethniques
- Democracy
- Democracy -- South Asia
- Democratie
- Demokratie
- Démocratie -- Asie méridionale
- Electronic books
- Ethnic relations
- Ethnie
- Gewalt
- Gewalt
- Geweld
- Konflikt
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Cultural Policy
- Political anthropology
- Political anthropology -- South Asia
- Political violence
- Political violence -- South Asia
- Politics and culture
- Politics and culture -- South Asia
- Politics and government
- Politieke antropologie
- Politik
- Politique et culture -- Asie méridionale
- Politische Anthropologie
- Politische Anthropologie
- Politische Kultur
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
- Anthropologie politique -- Asie méridionale
- South Asia
- South Asia -- Ethnic relations
- South Asia -- Politics and government
- Südasien
- Südasien
- Violence politique -- Asie méridionale
- Zuid-Azië
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In recent years anthropology has rediscovered its interest in politics. Building on the findings of this research, this book offers a new way of analysing the relationship between culture and politics, with special attention to democracy, nationalism, the state and political violence. Beginning with scenes from an unruly early 1980s election campaign in Sri Lanka, it covers issues from rural policing in north India to slum housing in Delhi, presenting arguments about secularism and pluralism, and the ambiguous energies released by electoral democracy across the sub-continent. It ends by discussing feminist peace activists in Sri Lanka, struggling to sustain a window of shared humanity after two decades of war. Bringing together and linking the themes of democracy, identity and conflict, this new study shows how anthropology can take a central role in understanding other people's politics, especially the issues that seem to have divided the world since 9/11"--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- CAMBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Spencer, Jonathan
- Dewey number
- 306.20954
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GN635.S57
- LC item number
- S68 2007eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- New departures in anthropology
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Political anthropology
- Politics and culture
- Political violence
- Democracy
- South Asia
- South Asia
- Politique et culture
- Démocratie
- Violence politique
- Anthropologie politique
- Asie méridionale
- Asie méridionale
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Democracy
- Ethnic relations
- Political anthropology
- Politics and government
- Political violence
- Politics and culture
- South Asia
- Politik
- Gewalt
- Politische Anthropologie
- Südasien
- Politieke antropologie
- Democratie
- Geweld
- Zuid-Azië
- Politische Anthropologie
- Politische Kultur
- Demokratie
- Gewalt
- Ethnie
- Konflikt
- Südasien
- Label
- Anthropology, politics and the state : democracy and violence in South Asia, Jonathan Spencer
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-199) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The strange death of political anthropology -- 2. Locating the political -- 3. Culture, nation and misery -- 4. Performing democracy -- 5. States and persons -- 6. The state and violence -- 7. Pluralism in theory, pluralism in practice -- 8. Politics and counter-politics
- Control code
- 817928042
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511801853
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- d09d6d33-dba4-424f-a1cd-cbab3e3a13a8
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)817928042
- Label
- Anthropology, politics and the state : democracy and violence in South Asia, Jonathan Spencer
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-199) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The strange death of political anthropology -- 2. Locating the political -- 3. Culture, nation and misery -- 4. Performing democracy -- 5. States and persons -- 6. The state and violence -- 7. Pluralism in theory, pluralism in practice -- 8. Politics and counter-politics
- Control code
- 817928042
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511801853
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- d09d6d33-dba4-424f-a1cd-cbab3e3a13a8
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)817928042
Subject
- Asie méridionale -- Politique et gouvernement
- Asie méridionale -- Relations interethniques
- Democracy
- Democracy -- South Asia
- Democratie
- Demokratie
- Démocratie -- Asie méridionale
- Electronic books
- Ethnic relations
- Ethnie
- Gewalt
- Gewalt
- Geweld
- Konflikt
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Cultural Policy
- Political anthropology
- Political anthropology -- South Asia
- Political violence
- Political violence -- South Asia
- Politics and culture
- Politics and culture -- South Asia
- Politics and government
- Politieke antropologie
- Politik
- Politique et culture -- Asie méridionale
- Politische Anthropologie
- Politische Anthropologie
- Politische Kultur
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
- Anthropologie politique -- Asie méridionale
- South Asia
- South Asia -- Ethnic relations
- South Asia -- Politics and government
- Südasien
- Südasien
- Violence politique -- Asie méridionale
- Zuid-Azië
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
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