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Beschreibung
What does the discourse on nomadism say about anthropological concepts of western societies? This edited volume relates historical instances of nomadism to the role of »the nomad« in political discourses and recent theoretical debates. The figure of the nomad was and still is constructed as an antagonist within a (neo-)liberal frame of narratives about sedentarism, productivity and improvement. Whereas the discourse about nomadism in the 18th and 19th century was entangled with colonial contexts and ideas about so called »primitive« societies, it became even more multifaceted in the 20th century, considering ideas about »nomadic thinking« of Deleuze or Guattari, and different forms of »modern nomadism« on the rise: from travelling day laborers to refugees of war, to scientists, to a global managerial class.

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What does the discourse on nomadism say about anthropological concepts of western societies? This edited volume relates historical instances of nomadism to the role of »the nomad« in political discourses and recent theoretical debates. The figure of the nomad was and still is constructed as an antagonist within a (neo-)liberal frame of narratives about sedentarism, productivity and improvement. Whereas the discourse about nomadism in the 18th and 19th century was entangled with colonial contexts and ideas about so called »primitive« societies, it became even more multifaceted in the 20th century, considering ideas about »nomadic thinking« of Deleuze or Guattari, and different forms of »modern nomadism« on the rise: from travelling day laborers to refugees of war, to scientists, to a global managerial class.

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Zusammenfassung
Anna Möllers, Dr. phil., is a research assistant, Department History, at the University of Erfurt.
Dirk Schuck, Dr. phil., is a research fellow in the project »Possession and Habit. On the Political Anthropology of Property in Western Modernity«, sub-project in the CRC »Structural Change of Property«.
Bernhard Kleeberg is professor for History of Science at the University of Erfurt.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 312 S.
ISBN-13: 9783593519302
ISBN-10: 3593519305
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 51930
Ausstattung / Beilage: Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur
Einband: Paperback
Autor: Anna Möllers
Dirk Schuck
Bernhard Kleeberg
Redaktion: Möllers, Anna
Schuck, Dirk
Kleeberg, Bernhard
Herausgeber: Anna Möllers/Dirk Schuck/Bernhard Kleeberg
Hersteller: Campus Verlag
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Beltz Verlagsgruppe GmbH & Co. KG, Werderstr. 10, D-69469 Weinheim, info@campus.de
Maße: 18 x 152 x 232 mm
Von/Mit: Anna Möllers (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.01.2026
Gewicht: 0,514 kg
Artikel-ID: 129101239