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.

About the Author
Jonathan Xavier Inda teaches anthropology and global cultural studies in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Among his previous publications are the co-edited volumes Race, Identity and Citizenship (Blackwell Publishing, 1999) and The Anthropology of Globalization (Blackwell Publishing, 2002).

Reviews

"This is one of the best collections of its kind. Written by leading anthropologists, this volume takes up Foucault's challenge to modern knowledge and significantly expands the discourse on our current cultural and epistemological predicament."
-Bill Maurer, University of California, Irvine

"Ranging across colonialism, globalization, technoscience, biosociality, and necropolitics, each gem in this superbly integrated collection demonstrates how anthropologists inspired by Foucault's ideas about modern government can transcend his Eurocentrism while building on his original provocations."
-John Gledhill, University of Manchester

Book Information
ISBN 9780631228271
Author Jonathan Xavier Inda
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 535g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 172mm * 21mm