{"product_id":"bridging-state-and-civil-society-9780472132775","title":"Bridging State and Civil Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides an in-depth study of parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan that remain marginalized from the larger region. Suzanne Levi-Sanchez provides nine case studies, each an independent look at an informal organisation, but also part of a larger picture that helps the reader understand the key role that informal organisations play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a unique study, based on both scholarship and participant observation, of social and political organization and events in a part of the world that feels remote but is very important ... a major contribution to the literature on state strength, organization of civil society, state-society relations, and pluralism.\" - Don Van Atta, Fellow, Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A treasure trove of rich information and insight into borderland informal organization in Central Asia of interest to regional specialists as well as those studying transnational informal and trafficking networks more broadly. It is rare to see this amount of detail and information drawn from such volatile areas.\" - Chris Jasparro, Ph.D, and author of \u003cem\u003eWildlife Trafficking and Poaching: Contemporary Context and Dynamics for Security Cooperation and Military Assistance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTables and Maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Local Terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Why Study Informal Organizations?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two: Studying Informal Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three: What Are Informal Organizations?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four: The Formation of Informal Organizations in Badakhshan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six: May 21, 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven: Mahallas as Informal Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight: The Silencing Of the Khorog English Preparatory Program (KEPP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine: The Shahs in Afghan Badakhshan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Ten: Female Governance in Badakhshan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eleven: Trafficking In Tajikistan And Afghanistan - The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Twelve: Organized (In)Formalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Thirteen: Getting Played in the Great Game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371719401815,"sku":"9780472132775","price":65.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472132775.jpg?v=1730154289","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bridging-state-and-civil-society-9780472132775","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}