Description
Also available in paperback, 9781859738870 GBP17.99 (May, 2004)
About the Author
Katherine Verdery Eric R. Wolf Professor of Anthropology and Interim Chair,University of Michigan Caroline Humphrey Professor of Asian Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Reviews
'This is a highly stimulating and challenging collection on urgent issues of property, one of the most powerful devices of exclusion and hierarchy. The great contribution lies in its theoretical considerations of new and old property objects and property relationships, as they are socially and spatially grounded. But it branches out into questions of sovereignty, nationality, and the relationship between communities and individuals.' Keebet von Benda-Beckmann, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology'A brilliant exploration of the transformation of concepts of property and value at the turn of the millennium. Engaging with the emergence of new forms of property in the post-Communist world, in cyberspace, in intellectual property law, and in relations between indigenous peoples and the state, the essays in this volume push the boundaries of our thinking about one of the central categories of our world.'John Frow, University of Edinburgh'In all, this is a very thought
Book Information
ISBN 9781859738825
Author Caroline Humphrey
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 530g