In einer Banlieue von Marseille hat sich Autoknacker Aziz eine ruhige Existenz aufgebaut. Daß sein RomaClan ihn vor vielen Jahren - zusammen mit

In Terug naar Reims keert Didier Eribon, nadat zijn vader is overleden, terug naar zijn geboortestad Reims, waar hij de Franse arbeiderswereld herontd

The state is often regarded as an abstract and neutral bureaucratic entity. Against this common sense idea, At the Heart of the State argues that it i

" La bienveillance est le contraire de la mièvrerie : c'est une arme de choc, une arme de joie, une arme absolue. " Utiliser cette arme pour contrer l

The contributors to Words and Worlds examine the state of politics and the political imaginary within contemporary societies by taking up the everyday

The contributors to Words and Worlds examine the state of politics and the political imaginary within contemporary societies by taking up the everyday

Most incidents of urban unrest in recent decades - including the riots in France, Britain and other Western countries - have followed lethal interacti

The prison is a recent invention, hardly more than two centuries old, yet it has become the universal system of punishment.

A Companion to Moral Anthropology features a collection of readings from international experts that explore the various currents, approaches, and issu

As policing has recently become a major topic of public debate, it is also a growing area of ethnographic research. Writing the World of Policing brin

Translation of: Das Leben: eine kritische Gebrauchsanweisung.

A non-Eurocentric, interdisciplinary collection arguing that boundaries and borders are best understood as overlapping categories.

The contributors to If Truth Be Told explore the difficulties, dangers, and stakes of having ethnographic research made available, debated, and approp

As policing has recently become a major topic of public debate, it is also a growing area of ethnographic research. Writing the World of Policing brin

Translation of: Das Leben: eine kritische Gebrauchsanweisung.

The prison is a recent invention, hardly more than two centuries old, yet it has become the universal system of punishment.

The contributors to If Truth Be Told explore the difficulties, dangers, and stakes of having ethnographic research made available, debated, and approp