Experiencing the State
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rudolph, Lloyd I. / Jacobsen, John Kurt, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This provocative volume on ong>theong> state departs markedly from a conventional analysis that universalizes and standardizes what ong>theong> state is, does, and means. ong>Theong> writers mean ong>toong> engage state and stateness as it is encountered in everyday life, ranging from urban and small ong>toong>wn life ong>toong> hospital treatment, cinema attendance and art exhibitions ong>toong> big dams, war and ong>toong>rture. ong>Theong>se ong>essaysong> locate ong>theong> state in time space, and circumstances so that it becomes contingent and evocative raong>theong>r than definitive and authoritative. ong>Theong> co-ediong>toong>rs frame ong>theong> volume with an introduction that presents a non- essentialist narrative of state formation in ong>theong> west and a conclusion that confronts how ong>theong> state is being experienced in a post-9/11 world. Twelve ong>essaysong> examine how ong>theong> state has been experienced in ong>theong> U.S., Western Europe, ong>theong> former Soviet Union, South Asia and ong>theong> Far East. Contribuong>toong>rs include James Scott, Arundhati Roy, Bruce Cumings, Paul Brass, Sudipta Kaviraj and Philip Oldenburg.