{"product_id":"9781118903872","title":"Doubt, Conflict, Mediation The Anthropology of Modern Time","description":"\u003ch3\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDoubt, Conflict, Mediation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Anthropology of Modern Time\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLaura Bear\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoubt, Conflict, Mediation\u003c\/i\u003e is an interdisciplinary examination and reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about modern time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time from both a sociological and anthropological perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBlends innovative and rich ethnographic studies from around the world with clear theoretical approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Bear\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics, UK. For nineteen years, she has carried out archival and ethnographic research in India, especially West Bengal. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLines\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof the Nation: Indian Railway Workers, Bureaucracy and the Intimate Historical Self\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eNavigating Austerity: State Debt and Speculation on a South Asian River\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Jadu House\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). She is a member of the Core Editorial Board for \u003ci\u003eEconomy and Society\u003c\/i\u003e. This volume developed from her leadership (with Professor Stephan Feuchtwang) of the Economic and Social Research Council-funded research network and seminar series ‘Conflicts in Time: Rethinking “Contemporary” Globalization’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 May 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118903872\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e196\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377664684172,"sku":"9781118903872","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118903872.jpg?v=1780205413","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118903872","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}