The very institution of the state is widely conceived of as inseparable from war. If it constitutes peace within the borders or order of its sovereignty, this very peace may be the condition for its potential for war with those other states and social formation outside it.
Über den Autor
nBruce Kapferer is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bergen. He has held academic positions in Zambia, Manchester, Adelaide, London, and Queensland and carried out extensive fieldwork in Zambia, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, and South Africa.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
nChapter 1. Introduction
nBruce Kapferer
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nChapter 2. Deterritorialized Wars of Public Safety
nAllen Feldman
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nChapter 3. Where's Jessica? Myth, Nation, and War in America"s Heartland
nCharles W. Brown
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nChapter 4. Wars, Europe, and Visions of the World
nCarolyn Nordstrom
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nChapter 5. Invisible Empires
nYngve Lithman
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nChapter 6. Market Forces, Political Violence, and War
nCaroline Ifeka
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nChapter 7. Reflections on War and State and the Sudan
nLeif Manger
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nChapter 8. Militarized Democracies
nHeidi Moksnes
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nChapter 9. Muthanga: A Spark of Hope
nK. Ravi Raman
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nChapter 10. Kings or Presidents? War and the State in Pre- and Post-Genocidal Rwande
nChristopher C. Taylor
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nChapter 11. Chaos, Conspiracy, and Spectacle: The Russian War against Chechnya
nJakob Rigi
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nChapter 12. About a Wall
nGlenn Bowman
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nChapter 13. Paramilitaries of the Empire, Guatemala, Colombia, and Israel
nStaffan Löfving
Klappentext
The very institution of the state is widely conceived of as inseparable from war. If it constitutes peace within the borders or order of its sovereignty, this very peace may be the condition for its potential for war with those other states and social formation outside it. This volume represents different analytical standpoints and positions within global processes, inviting further discussion on contemporary realities and the development of new formations of war and violence.
