Anthropologies of Modernity: Foucault, Governmentality, and Life Politics

This book brings together a range of anthropological writings that are inspired by the French philosopher Michel Foucault and examine Foucault’s contribution to current theories of modernity.

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• Treats modernity as an ethnographic object by focusing on its concrete manifestations.
  
• Tackles issues of broad interest: from colonialism and globalization to war, genetics, and AIDS.
  
• Draws on work from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.
  
• Contributors include James Ferguson, Akhil Gupta, Aihwa Ong, Paul Rabinow, and Rayna Rapp.