A handful of gendarmes, two worlds, and the frontier between -- A history of the gendarmerie in Niger -- A story of a murder, no traces and nothing to report: -- The ear : listening to noise, hearing cases -- The eye : surveillance and the problem of "seeing things" -- The pen : report writing and bureaucratic aesthetics -- Drama work -- Repair work -- Tragic work -- Postscript : on the significance of the frontier.
Summary:
"This book explores what it means to be a gendarme investigating cases, writing reports, and settling disputes in a rural community in Niger and also addresses the irresolvable tension between bureaucratic forms and peoples' lives"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Police/worlds : studies in security, crime, and governance
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