{"product_id":"words-and-worlds-a-lexicon-for-dark-times-9781478014164","title":"Words and Worlds: A Lexicon for Dark Times","description":"Born in a time of anxiety, \u003ci\u003eWords and Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e examines some of the disquieting challenges that societies now face. Through an inquiry into a political lexicon of commonsense words, ranging from \u003ci\u003edemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003erevolution\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eknowledge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eauthority\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003einequality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003etoleration\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ewar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003epower\u003c\/i\u003e, the contributors to this book trouble the self-evidence of these terms, bringing into view the hidden transcripts and unexpected trajectories of many settled ideas, such as the human sense of belonging or the call for openness and transparency in research and public life. The case studies conducted over five continents with the tools of eight different disciplines challenge the ethnocentric assumptions, false moralism, and cultural prejudices that underlie much discussion on corruption or even the virtue invested in resilience. The critique of the ubiquitous use of \u003ci\u003ecrisis\u003c\/i\u003e to characterize our times shows how this framing obscures the unjust conditions of existence and the violence of everyday life. Together the essays in this volume offer a fresh look at the deeply connected worlds we inhabit in solidarity and in discord. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors. Banu Bargu, Veena Das, Alex de Waal, Didier Fassin, Peter Geschiere, Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, Caroline Humphrey, Ravi Kanbur, Julieta Lemaitre, Uday S. Mehta, Jan-Werner Müller, Jonathan Pugh, Elizabeth F. Sanders, Todd Sanders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13695080\"\u003eVeena Das\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478014164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478014164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC002010\"\u003eAnthropology | Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeena Das is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eTextures of the Ordinary: Doing Anthropology after Wittgenstein\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Didier Fassin is James D. Wolfensohn Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Professor to the Annual Chair in Public Health at the Collège de France. He is the author of various books, including \u003ci\u003eLife: A Critical User's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44591233237229,"sku":"9781478014164","price":43.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_896de01d-8e60-4438-9a1a-703841e7e3e4.jpg?v=1702273226","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/words-and-worlds-a-lexicon-for-dark-times-9781478014164","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}