{"product_id":"9781444336993","title":"The Improvised State Sovereignty, Performance and Agency in Dayton Bosnia","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRGS-IBG Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Improvised State\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSovereignty, Performance and Agency in Dayton Bosnia\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlex Jeffrey\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Earth Sciences \/ Geography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Improvised State\u003c\/i\u003e provides a highly developed account of the nature and outcomes of Bosnian state practices since the Dayton Peace Agreement. Jeffrey presents new and significant theories, based on extensive fieldwork in Bosnia, which advance understanding of state building.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a major contribution to recent academic debates as to the nature of the state after violent conflict, and offers invaluable insights into state building \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the idea of state improvisation, where improvisation refers to a process of \u003ci\u003eboth\u003c\/i\u003e performance and resourcefulness \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses the theoretical framework of Pierre Bourdieu to explore how powerful agencies have attempted to present a coherent vision of Bosnia and Herzegovina following the conflict 1992-5 \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvances our understanding of the Bosnian state by focusing on the practices of statecraft fostered in the post-Dayton era \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResearch based on four periods of residential fieldwork in Bosnia, which allowed a detailed analysis of political practices in the country \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Jeffrey\u003c\/b\u003e is a University Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Cambridge. His research has focused on the governance of post-conflict environments, particularly the former Yugoslavia, and the role of non-governmental organizations in fostering democracy. He is co-author, together with Joe Painter, of \u003ci\u003ePolitical Geography: An Introduction to Space and Power\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and with Anoop Nayak on \u003ci\u003eGeographical Thought: An Introduction to Ideas in Human Geography\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 October 2012\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\u003e9781444336993\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379982954636,"sku":"9781444336993","price":87.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444336993_ba4d377c-48c5-4d69-869c-98fcad6a6bb8.jpg?v=1780172721","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444336993","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}