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This book brings together a range of anthropological writings that are inspired by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and examine Foucault's contribution to current theories of modernity. This book: treats modernity as an ethnographic object by focusing on its concrete manifestations; tackles issues of broad interest: from colonialism and globalization to war, genetics, and AIDS; and, draws on work from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Contributors include James Ferguson, Akhil Gupta, Aihwa Ong, Paul Rabinow, and Rayna Rapp.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Cultural studies

• Full title: Anthropologies of Modernity - Foucault Governmentality and Life Politics
• Author: Jonathan Xavier Inda
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9780631228271
• ISBN: 0631228276
• ID: 04110977
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 496 g
• Dimensions: 248 × 172 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. July 2005

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