{"product_id":"up-down-and-sideways-anthropologists-trace-the-pathways-of-power-9781782384014","title":"Up, Down, and Sideways: Anthropologists Trace the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tUsing a “vertical slice” approach, anthropologists critically analyze the relationship between undemocratic uses and abuses of power and the survival of the human species. The contributors scrutinize modern institutions in a variety of regions—from Russia and Mexico to South Korea and the U.S. \u003cem\u003eUp, Down, and \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSideways \u003c\/em\u003eis an ethnographic examination of such phenomena as debtculture, global financial crises, food insecurity, indigenous land and resource appropriation, the mismanagement of health care, andcorporate surrogacy within family life. With a preface by Laura Nader, this isessential reading for anyone seeking solid theories and concrete methods to inform activist scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe case studies demonstrate that anthropology has much to offer to the study of power and that the study of power has much to offer to our grasp of contemporary society and culture. The selections range over a wide territory of countries and institutional settings, interestingly not dwelling on anthropology's customary 'traditional' societies but rather focusing on modern state and trans-state systems. It has much to offer the discipline and should inspire much more valuable research and theory.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Anthropology Review Database\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“I really appreciate the way the authors combine the overall concept of social power with its actual application by decision-makers that impact the daily lives of ordinary people, and the way they perceive the realities that they experience in a very wide range of circumstances… \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a well-structured collection by authors who all share the same perspective, but they cover a wide-diversity of areas, both topically and geographically.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e  ·  John H. Bodley\u003c\/strong\u003e, Washington State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This collection of essays uses the writings, methods, and ideas of Laura Nader to produce an important collection of essays… The clear thematic focus examining “pathways of power” combined with the breadth of the subjects used to examine power relations is the central strength of a collection.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid H. Price\u003c\/strong\u003e, St. Martin’s University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The collection offers a persuasive case for [Laura] Nader’s thesis, strong evidence of the violence of power and how it works (historically and in the contemporary world), and a clear illustration of the connections between social phenomena... Thus, the Nader principle allows for a beautiful synthesis, bringing together seemingly disparate topics (from debt and dispossession to food, adoption, repressed memory and health care), revealing their systemic and structural linkages.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlisse Waterston\u003c\/strong\u003e, City University of New York\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tForeword\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLaura Nader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e On Studying Up, Down, and Sideways: What’s at Stake?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRoberto J. González and Rachael Stryker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: STUDYING WEALTH AND POWER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eOn Debt: Tracking the Shifting Role of the Debtor in U.S. Bankruptcy Legal Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLinda Coco\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e On Commerce: Analyzing the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-1998\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJay Ou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e On Bureaucracy: Excessively Up at the International Labour Organisation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEllen Hertz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: STUDYING ENVIRONMENT AND SUBSISTENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e On Dispossession: The Work of Studying Up, Down, and Sideways in Guatemala’s Indigenous Land\u003cbr\u003e \tRights Movements\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLiza Grandia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e On Food: Manufacturing Food Insecurity in Oaxaca, Mexico\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRoberto J. González\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eOn Environment: The “Broker State,” Peruvian Hydrocarbons Policy, and the Camisea Gas Project\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePatricia Urteaga-Crovetto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: STUDYING RELATIONSHIPS AND BUREAUCRACIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eOn Family: Adoptive Parenting Up, Down, and Sideways\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRachael Stryker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eOn Truth: The Repressed Memory Wars from Top to Bottom\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRobyn Kliger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e On Common Sense: Lessons on Starting Over from Post-Soviet Ukraine\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMonica Eppinger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eOn Caring: Solidarity Anthropology (or, How to Keep Health Care from Becoming Science Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAdrienne Pine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eOn Power: Concluding Comments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBarbara Rose Johnston, Roberto J. 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