Title Anthropology, politics and the state : democracy and violence in South Asia / Jonathan Spencer

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages) : illustrations Series New departures in anthropology New departures in anthropology. Contents 1. The strange death of political anthropology -- 2. Locating the political -- 3. Culture, nation and misery -- 4. Performing democracy -- 5. States and persons -- 6. The state and violence -- 7. Pluralism in theory, pluralism in practice -- 8. Politics and counter-politics Summary "In recent years anthropology has rediscovered its interest in politics. Building on the findings of this research, this book offers a new way of analysing the relationship between culture and politics, with special attention to democracy, nationalism, the state and political violence. Beginning with scenes from an unruly early 1980s election campaign in Sri Lanka, it covers issues from rural policing in north India to slum housing in Delhi, presenting arguments about secularism and pluralism, and the ambiguous energies released by electoral democracy across the sub-continent. It ends by discussing feminist peace activists in Sri Lanka, struggling to sustain a window of shared humanity after two decades of war. Bringing together and linking the themes of democracy, identity and conflict, this new study shows how anthropology can take a central role in understanding other people's politics, especially the issues that seem to have divided the world since 9/11"--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-199) and index Notes Print version record Subject Political anthropology -- South Asia Politics and culture -- South Asia Political violence -- South Asia Democracy -- South Asia SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Democracy Ethnic relations Political anthropology Politics and government Political violence Politics and culture Politik Gewalt Politische Anthropologie Politieke antropologie. Democratie. Geweld. Politische Anthropologie. Politische Kultur. Demokratie. Gewalt. Ethnie. Konflikt. SUBJECT South Asia -- Politics and government South Asia -- Ethnic relations Subject South Asia Südasien Zuid-Azië. Südasien. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780511801853 0511801858 9780511424205 0511424205 9780511421358 0511421354 9780511422256 0511422253 9780511421891 0511421893 9780511423215 0511423217

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