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Anthropology in the Margins of the State

Anthropology in the Margins of the State
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Publisher : James Currey Publishers
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 1930618417
ISBN-13 : 9781930618411
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Download or read book Anthropology in the Margins of the State written by Veena Das and published by James Currey Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 356 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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