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The Anthropology of Citizenship

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The Anthropology of Citizenship explores the theoretical foundations and innovative approaches to citizenship across local, national, and global contexts. It offers a cross-cultural perspective on citizenship practices and the relationship between individuals and the state, examining political belonging and exclusion through an anthropological lens. Key writings consider encounters between citizens and the state in areas such as education, law, development, and immigration policy, highlighting how citizenship is shaped at various scales and spaces.
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Ideal for students and researchers in anthropology, political science, and related fields seeking a comprehensive understanding of citizenship from a global and cross-cultural perspective.

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The Anthropology of Citizenship introduces the theoretical foundations of and cutting edge approaches to citizenship in the contemporary world, in local, national and global contexts. Key readings provide a cross-cultural perspective on citizenship practices, and an individual citizen s relationship with the state.

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The Anthropology of Citizenship introduces the theoretical foundations and cutting-edge approaches to citizenship in the contemporary world, within local, national, and global contexts. Key readings provide a cross-cultural perspective on citizenship practices, and an individual citizen’s relationship with the state.

Introduces a range of exciting and innovative approaches to citizenship in the contemporary world.

Provides essential readings for students and researchers who wish to gain an understanding of citizenship practices, and an individual’s relationship with the state in a global context.

Offers an anthropological perspective on citizenship, the self, and political agency, with a focus on interactions between citizens and the state in areas such as education, law, development, and immigration policy.

Equips students with an understanding of the theoretical foundations of citizenship, as characterised by liberal and civic republican ideas of political belonging and exclusion.

Explores how citizenship is constructed at different scales and in diverse spaces.

Highlights twenty-five key writings that define what is a new and vibrant subfield within politics and anthropological research.

Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

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    The Anthropology of Citizenship introduces the theoretical foundations and cutting-edge approaches to citizenship in the contemporary world, within local, national, and global contexts. Key readings provide a cross-cultural perspective on citizenship practices, and an individual citizen’s relationship with the state. Introduces a range of exciting and innovative approaches to citizenship in the contemporary world. Provides essential readings for students and...
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The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute praises the impressive introduction to this volume, noting it as a valuable resource for those interested in the anthropology of citizenship.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781118424452

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

  • Edited by Sian Lazar

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 239.0mm

Weight: 490g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Sian Lazar has been a lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge since 2005. She is the author of El Alto, Rebel City: Self and Citizenship in Andean Bolivia (2008), and is co-author, with Maxine Molyneux, of Doing the Rights Thing: Rights-Based Development and Latin American NGOs (2003).

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