Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iv
3. Illustrations v
4. Acknowledgements vi
5. Notes on Transliteration viii
6. List of Abbreviations and Glossary ix
7. Introduction: Taming Unknowns in Sudan 1
8. Chapter 1 Towards an Anthropology of Uncertainty 44
9. Chapter 2 Contesting Forms: Translating Poverty and Uncertainty 72
10. Chapter 3 Insisting on Forms: Bracketing Uncertainties in Gold Mining 110
11. Chapter 4 Standardizing Forms: Uncertain Food Supplies 160
12. Chapter 5 Establishing Urgent Forms: Uncertainties of Ill Health 196
13. Conclusion: Uncertainty and Forms: Asking New Questions 232
14. References 244
15. Index 262