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Doubt, Conflict, Mediation: The Anthropology of Modern Time
Laura Bear
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Doubt, Conflict, Mediation: The Anthropology of Modern Time - Bear, Laura
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Synopsis "Doubt, Conflict, Mediation: The Anthropology of Modern Time"
Doubt, Conflict, Mediation is an interdisciplinary examination and reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about modern time. Rethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time from both a sociological and anthropological perspective Blends innovative and rich ethnographic studies from around the world with clear theoretical approaches Examines the timescapes of a variety of institutions and social movements, such as biotech laboratories, civic organizations, planning offices, global sea-trade, urban squatting, and state bureaucracies
