Power, Community and the State : The Political Anthropology of Organisation in Mexico (Anthropology, Culture and Society) -- Hardback

Power, Community and the State : The Political Anthropology of Organisation in Mexico (Anthropology, Culture and Society) -- Hardback

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 227 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780745319476
  • DDC分類 320.97235

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This book explores the balance of power between the state and local communities, with particular reference to societies in the developing world. Monique Nuijten shows how rituals of bureaucratic power and accusations of corruption give flesh to incredible fantasies, and conspiracy theories among officials, peasants and brokers. At the same time she shows that in this labyrinthine world of bureaucratic obstacles and state control, local agrarian communities manage to find certain room for autonomy.Drawing on her extensive fieldwork in Mexico, Nuijten draws wide conclusions that can be applied to many societies. Providing a detailed ethnography, she focuses on various themes, including a theoretical anthropology of state power; families and factionalism after agrarian reform; local organisation; questions of law; corruption; and development theory.

Contents

1. An Anthropology Of Power And The State2. Factionalism And Family After The Agrarian Reform3. Politics And Local Organisation4. Illegality And The Law5. The Lost Land 1: The Priest And The Lawyer6. The Lost Land 2: The Engineers7. Inside The 'Hope-Generating Machine'8. Development Discourses And Participatory Approaches9. Corruption, Order And The Idea Of The StateReferencesIndex