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Cambridge Cultural Social Studies: Theorizing the Standoff : Contingency in Action by Robin E. Wagner-Pacifici (2000, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521654793
ISBN-139780521654791
eBay Product ID (ePID)1675564
Product Key Features
Number of Pages292 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTheorizing the Standoff : Contingency in Action
Publication Year2000
SubjectSociology / General, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorRobin E. Wagner-Pacifici
SeriesCambridge Cultural Social Studies
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-029695
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Wagner-Pacifici has offered us a cabinet rich in terms and the parameters of a new program by which to understand social action as a dramatic genre." Contemporary Sociology 30, 3 action as a dramatic genre
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal303.6
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; 1. Theorizing contingency; 2. The times of standoffs; 3. The spaces of standoffs; 4. The action of standoffs; 5. Endings and improvisations.
SynopsisThis book combines original theoretical analysis with real life case studies to examine the nature of the standoff. Starting with the standoffs of Wounded Knee, MOVE, Ruby Ridge, Waco, Freeman of Montana, Tupac Amaru, Republic of Texas, the author explores the archetypal patterns of human action and cognition that move us into and out of these highly charged situations and seeks to theorize the contingency of all such moments. As an emergency situation where interaction is both frozen and continuing, the standoff evokes original ideas about time, space and appropriate or anticipated action and individuals and organisations often find their standard operating procedures and categories deflected and transformed. By tracking and analysing such impositions and deflections, this book aims to develop a theory of the fundamental existential indeterminacy of social life and the possible role that improvisation can play in navigating this indeterminacy and preventing a violent and destructive conclusion. Co-winner of the 2001 Best Book Award given by the Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association., This book combines original theoretical analysis with real life case studies to examine the nature of the standoff. The author explores the archetypal patterns of human action and cognition that move us into and out of these highly charged situations and seeks to theorize the contingency of all such moments., This book combines original theoretical analysis with real life case studies to examine the nature of the standoff. The author explores seven actual standoffs between anti-state groups and organizations of law enforcement (six from the United Staes and one from Peru), and the archetypal patterns of human action and cognition that move us into and out of these highly charged situations. Evoking original ideas about time, space and appropriate or anticipated action, she develops a theory of the fundamental existential indeterminacy of social life and the role improvisation can play in preventing violent outcomes.
LC Classification NumberHM1121 .W34 2000
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