Wastell, Sari. 2006. 'The Legal Thing in Swaziland: Res Judicata and Divine Kingship'. In: Amiria Henare; Martin Holbraad and Sari Wastell, eds. Thinking through Things: Theorising Artefacts Ethnographically. London: Routledge, pp. 68-92. ISBN 978-1844720712 [Book Section]

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Drawing upon the work of some of the most influential theorists in the field, Thinking Through Things demonstrates the quiet revolution growing in anthropology and its related disciplines, shifting its philosophical foundations. The first text to offer a direct and provocative challenge to disciplinary fragmentation - arguing for the futility of segregating the study of artefacts and society - this collection expands on the concerns about the place of objects and materiality in analytical strategies, and the obligation of ethnographers to question their assumptions and approaches.

The team of leading contributors put forward a positive programme for future research in this highly original and invaluable guide to recent developments in mainstream anthropological theory.

Item Type:	Book Section
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Anthropology
Dates:	Date Event 2006 Published
Item ID:	11925
Date Deposited:	02 Jul 2015 08:26
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2016 16:40
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/11925

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