Anthropologies of Modernity
：Foucault, Governmentality, and Life Politics
Publication subTitle ：Foucault, Governmentality, and Life Politics
Author： Jonathan Xavier Inda
Publisher： John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9781405153027
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780631228264
Subject： D0 Political Theory
Language： ENG
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Description
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.
- 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.
- 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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