A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics

This Companion offers an unprecedented overview of anthropology’s unique contribution to the study of politics.

• Explores the key concepts and issues of our time - from AIDS, globalization, displacement, and militarization, to identity politics and beyond
• Each chapter reflects on concepts and issues that have shaped the anthropology of politics and concludes with thoughts on and challenges for the way ahead
• Anthropology's distinctive genre, ethnography, lies at the heart of this volume