Anthropology in the Margins of the State
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
0195668936
Length
viii+332p., References; Index; 22cm.
Subjects
The form and reach of the modern state are changing radically under the pressure of globalization. Featuring ten leading scholars in the field, this volume assesses perceptions of power in three regions where state reform and violence have been particularly dramatic: South Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Rather than a geographic border, the term 'margin' here describes areas far from the centres of state sovereignty where states are unable to ensure ...
