Anthropology in the Margins of the State

Anthropology in the Margins of the State
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Publisher : School for Advanced Research Press
Total Pages : 360
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Download or read book Anthropology in the Margins of the State written by Veena Das and published by School for Advanced Research Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very form and reach of the modern state are changing radically under the pressure of globalization. Drawing on fieldwork in Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Peru, Guatemala, India, Chad, Colombia, and South Africa, the contributors examine official documentary practices and their forms and falsifications; the problems that highly mobile mercenaries, currency, goods, arms, and diamonds pose to the state; emerging non-state regulatory authorities; and the role language plays as cultures struggle to articulate their situation.


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