Doubt, Conflict, Mediation

<p><i>Doubt, Conflict, Mediation</i> is an interdisciplinary examination and reassessment of standard assumptions in social theory about modern time.</p> <ul> <li>Rethinks capitalist and neo-liberal conceptions of time from both a sociological and anthropological perspective</li> <li>Blends innovative and rich ethnographic studies from around the world with clear theoretical approaches</li> <li>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</li> </ul>