Introduction. The Problem of Meaning in the Study of Politics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Notes on Orthography, Pronunciation, and Language xiii
5. Introduction. The Problem of Meaning in the Study of Politics 3
6. Part I. A Geography of Signs
7. Chapter One. The Person 35
8. Chapter Two. Microcosm/Macrocosm 64
9. Chapter Three. The Polity 96
10. Comment on Part I. Reading Movement 130
11. Part II. Centrifugal Tendencies
12. Chapter Four. Vulnerable Places 142
13. Chapter Five. The Contest for Place 169
14. Part III. Centripetal Structures
15. Chapter Six. The Potency of Names 191
16. Chapter Seven. Forgetting Genealogies 203
17. Chapter Eight. Centripetal Marriage 232
18. Conclusions
19. Local Conclusion. Transcending Politics 275
20. Comparative Conclusion. The Political Geographies of Potency 284
21. General Conclusion. Empowered Signs 295
22. Epilogue 303
23. Glossary 307
24. References 311
25. Index 319
26. Illustrations 323