Overview

The very institution of the state is widely conceived of as inseparable from war. If it constitutes peace within the borders or order of its sovereignty, this very peace may be the condition for its potential for war with those other states and social formation outside it. This volume represents different analytical standpoints and positions within global processes, inviting further discussion on contemporary realities and the development of new formations of war and violence.

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Author:   Bruce Kapferer
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Edition:   Revised ed.
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 10.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.141kg
ISBN:  

9781845450229

ISBN 10:   1845450221
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 October 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction Bruce Kapferer Chapter 2. Deterritorialized Wars of Public Safety Allen Feldman Chapter 3. Where's Jessica? Myth, Nation, and War in America""s Heartland Charles W. Brown Chapter 4. Wars, Europe, and Visions of the World Carolyn Nordstrom Chapter 5. Invisible Empires Yngve Lithman Chapter 6. Market Forces, Political Violence, and War Caroline Ifeka Chapter 7. Reflections on War and State and the Sudan Leif Manger Chapter 8. Militarized Democracies Heidi Moksnes Chapter 9. Muthanga: A Spark of Hope K. Ravi Raman Chapter 10. Kings or Presidents? War and the State in Pre- and Post-Genocidal Rwande Christopher C. Taylor Chapter 11. Chaos, Conspiracy, and Spectacle: The Russian War against Chechnya Jakob Rigi Chapter 12. About a Wall Glenn Bowman Chapter 13. Paramilitaries of the Empire, Guatemala, Colombia, and Israel Staffan Löfving

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Bruce Kapferer is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bergen. He has held academic positions in Zambia, Manchester, Adelaide, London, and Queensland and carried out extensive fieldwork in Zambia, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, and South Africa.

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