{"product_id":"sovereignty-in-exile-a-saharan-liberation-movement-governs-9780812248494","title":"Sovereignty in Exile  A Saharan Liberation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing social, political, and economic changes among Sahrawi refugees, Sovereignty in Exile reveals the dynamics of a postcolonial liberation movement that has endured for decades in the deserts of North Africa while trying to bring about the revolutionary transformation of a society which identifies with a Bedouin past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Based upon a diverse and well-developed social network in a context usually closed to foreign researchers, \u003ci\u003eSovereignty in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary work of ethnographic research. Through detailed empirical analysis and a fresh and informed analytical sensibility, Alice Wilson reopens an important, yet often all too narrow, discussion of what counts as democracy in Africa and other so-called developing regions and states.\" * Brenda Chalfin, University of Florida *\u003cbr\u003e\"This deeply researched ethnography takes the case of Western Sahara and the fusing of a liberation movement (Polisario) and a partially recognized Sahrawi state to make a major contribution to the anthropology of the state. Looking particularly at transformations in the social relations of sovereignty, Wilson offers a fascinating account of control, compromises, and the sometimes uneasy coexistence of revolutionary politics and tribal affinities.\" * Ilana Feldman, George Washington University *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSovereignty in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and intriguing ethnography that makes a significant contribution not only to refugee studies but also to the anthropology of sovereignty, state power, and tribal identities.\" * Dawn Chatty, University of Oxford *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. The Social Relations of Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e PART I. Aspirations\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Hindsight Visions: Tribe and State Power as Projects of Sovereignty\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Revolutionary Foundations: Unmaking Tribes and Making State Power\u003cbr\u003e PART II. Compromises\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Unpopular Law: Tribal, Islamic, and State Law, and the Fall of Popular Justice\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Tax Evasion: Appropriation and Redistribution Without Tax or Rent\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Managing Inequalities: Organizing Social Stratification, or Marriage Reinvented\u003cbr\u003e PART III. Dilemmas\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Troubling Markets: Tribes, Gender, and Ambivalent Commodification\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Party-less Democrats: Electing the Best Candidate or the Biggest Tribe\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Revolution as Moral Contract\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. Notes on Transliteration and Transcription\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Names of Sahrawi Tribes\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MT - University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577539891543,"sku":"9780812248494","price":52.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812248494.jpg?v=1746095743","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sovereignty-in-exile-a-saharan-liberation-movement-governs-9780812248494","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}