Order and Disorder: Anthropological Perspectives

by Fernanda Pirie and Keebet von Benda-Beckmann

Book Overview

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 order within the political and legal spheres and in contrasting local settings, the papers in this volume highlight its complex and contested nature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845451988
• ISBN13: 9781845451981
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"