{"product_id":"words-and-worlds-1","title":"Words and Worlds","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\u003eto \u003ci\u003eknowledge \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eauthority\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003einequality \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003etoleration \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003ewar \u003c\/i\u003eand \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\u003eto 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributors. 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","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247809319256,"sku":"9781478014164","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781478014164.jpg?v=1777806951","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/words-and-worlds-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}