Order And Disorder: Anthropological Perspectives

By: Fernanda Pirie and Keebet von Benda-Beckmann

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Synopsis: 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. Elaborate displays of order seem necessary to legitimate the institutionalization of violence by military and legal establishments, yet violent behaviour can be incorporated into the social order by the development of boundaries, rituals and established processes of conflict resolution. Order is said to depend upon justice, yet injustice legitimates disruptive protest. Case studies from Siberia, India, Indonesia, Tibet, West Africa, Morocco and the Ottoman Empire show that local responses are often inconsistent in their valorization, acceptance and condemnation of disorder.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780857450029
Related ISBNs:: 9780857451484, 9781845451981, 9781845451981
Publisher:: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 11/29/18
Copyrighted By:: Fernanda Pirie, Keebet Von Benda-Beckmann
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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