Policing the frontier: an ethnography of two worlds in Niger

"This book explores what it means to be a gendarme investigating cases, writing reports, and settling disputes in a rural community in Niger and also addresses the irresolvable tension between bureaucratic forms and peoples' lives"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Göpfert, Mirco (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca London Cornell University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Citizen - state relations
Ethnology > Niger
Niger > Polizei
Niger > Rural conditions
Police, Rural > Niger
Verhältnis Bürger - Staat
Description
Summary:"This book explores what it means to be a gendarme investigating cases, writing reports, and settling disputes in a rural community in Niger and also addresses the irresolvable tension between bureaucratic forms and peoples' lives"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:ix, 175 Seiten 1 Karte
ISBN:9781501747229
9781501747212