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    A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics

    By David Nugent and Joan Vincent

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    This Companion offers an unprecedented overview of anthropology’s unique contribution to the study of politics.

    • Explores the key concepts and issues of our time - from AIDS, globalization, displacement, and militarization, to identity politics and beyond
    • Each chapter reflects on concepts and issues that have shaped the anthropology of politics and concludes with thoughts on and challenges for the way ahead
    • Anthropology’s distinctive genre, ethnography, lies at the heart of this volume
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateApr 15, 2008
    ISBN9780470692936
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