Domesticating Vigilantism in Africa
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Domesticating Vigilantism in Africa by Thomas G Kirsch
An unprecedented overview of anthropological and political science research on vigilantism in Africa which makes an important and innovative contribution to current discussions on the relationship between violent self-justice andstate and non-state agencies.
A welcome addition to [the] literature[...] The volume's focus on the state recommends it to a much wider circle of readers than Africanists and constitutes an innovative contribution to the anthropology of the state. * SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGIE SOCIALE *
[A] fine volume [and an] engaging and informative book. * AFRICA *
Represents a serious attempt to understand vigilantism on its own terms, and offers insights into how power and authority are continuously negotiated and executed in contemporary Africa. * JOURNAL OF MODERN AFRICAN STUDIES *
[A] fine volume [and an] engaging and informative book. * AFRICA *
Represents a serious attempt to understand vigilantism on its own terms, and offers insights into how power and authority are continuously negotiated and executed in contemporary Africa. * JOURNAL OF MODERN AFRICAN STUDIES *
David Pratten is Associate Professor in the Social Anthropology of Africa and Director of the African Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Since 2010 David has been Co-Editor of AFRICA: Journal of the International African Institut. His publications include Nigeria: The Man-Leopard Murders: History and Society in Colonial Nigeria (2007), which won the Amaury Talbot Prize awarded by the Royal Anthropological Institute.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847010285 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847010288 |
| Title | Domesticating Vigilantism in Africa |
| Author | Thomas G Kirsch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | James Currey |
| Year published | 2010-11-18 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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