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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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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.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.