Doubt, Conflict, Mediation: The Anthropology of Modern Time (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series)

__Doubt, Conflict, Mediation__ is an interdisciplinary examination and reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about modern time. * Rethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time from both a sociological and anthropological perspective * Blends innovative and rich ethnographic studies from around the world with clear theoretical approaches * Examines the timescapes of a variety of institutions and social movements, such as biotech laboratories, civic organizations, planning offices, global sea-trade, urban squatting, and state bureaucracies Doubt, Conflict, Mediation : The Anthropology Of Modern Time / Laura Bear -- Immanent Anthropology : A Comparative Study Of Process In Contemporary France / Matt Hodges -- Post-industrial Times And The Unexpected : Endurance And Sustainability In Germany's Fastest Shrinking City / Felix Ringel -- For Labour : Ajeet's Accident And The Ethics Of Technological Fixes In Time / Laura Bear -- Historical Narrative, Mundane Political Time, And Revolutionary Moments : Coexisting Temporalities In The Lived Experience Of Social Movements / Sian Lazar -- Rethinking Reproductive Politics In Time, And Time In Uk Reproductive Politics, 1978-2008 / Sarah Franklin -- The Time It Takes : Temporalities Of Planning / Simone Abram -- The Reign Of Terror Of The Big Cat : Bureaucracy And The Mediation Of Social Times In The Indian Himalayas / Nayanika Mathur -- A Wedge Of Time : Futures In The Present And Presents Without Futures In Maputo, Mozambique / Morten Nielsen. Edited By Laura Bear. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Doubt, Conflict, Mediation is an interdisciplinary examination and reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about modern time. Features: --Rethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time from both a sociological and anthropological perspective. --Blends innovative and rich ethnographic studies from around the world with clear theoretical approaches. --Examines the timescapes of a variety of institutions and social movements, such as biotech laboratories, civic organizations, planning offices, global sea-trade, urban squatting, and state bureaucracies. Editor: Laura Bear is Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics, UK. Publisher's note This is an interdisciplinary reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about time and modernity. Bringing together leading scholars in both sociology and anthropology, it rethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time.