State, Sovereignty, War by Bruce Kapferer

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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.

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State, Sovereignty, War by Bruce Kapferer

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.

Bruce 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.

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ISBN 13 9781845450229
ISBN 10 1845450221
Title State, Sovereignty, War
Author Bruce Kapferer
Series Critical Interventions: A Forum For Social Analysis
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Berghahn Books
Year published 2004-10-01
Number of pages 176
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