Order and Disorder : Anthropological Perspectives.

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Von Benda-Beckmann, Keebet
Otros Autores: Pirie, Fernanda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, Inc., 2008.
Temas:
Political anthropology > Congresses.
Order > Congresses.
Social conflict > Congresses.
Political violence > Congresses.
Social Science.
Anthropologie politique > Congrès.
Ordre > Congrès.
Violence politique > Congrès.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.
Order
Political anthropology
Political violence
Social conflict
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 order within the political and legal spheres and in contrasting local settings, the papers in this volume, highlight its complex and contested nature. Elaborate displays of order seem necessary to legitimate the institutionalisation of violence by military and legal establishments, yet violent behavi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (184 pages)
ISBN:9780857450029
0857450026

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