Book Review: Forensics of Capital

Michael Ralph , Forensics of Capital . Chicago IL : University of Chicago Press (hb US$75 - 978 0 226 19843 9 ; pb US$25 - 978 0 226 19857 6 ). 2015, 189 pp. This is an interesting book written by anthropologist Michael Ralph. It offers an accurate analysis of how Senegal's complex historical,...

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Published in:Africa (London. 1928) 2017, Vol.87 (3), p.643
Main Author: Cislaghi, Ben
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropologists
Cultural identity
Forensic science
Forensic sciences
International relations
Novels
Political history
Political identity
Politics
Sall, Macky
Social history
Sociocultural factors
Sociopolitical factors
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Summary:Michael Ralph , Forensics of Capital . Chicago IL : University of Chicago Press (hb US$75 - 978 0 226 19843 9 ; pb US$25 - 978 0 226 19857 6 ). 2015, 189 pp. This is an interesting book written by anthropologist Michael Ralph. It offers an accurate analysis of how Senegal's complex historical, religious and socio-cultural past and present shaped its current political standing and challenges as a democratic republic. There are at least three good things about this book: first, it is an excellent study of how external influences gave shape to Senegal's political identity - in this, it is an exemplary case study of how foreign powers can affect the diplomatic standing of African countries. Second, it advances our understanding of a relatively novel field of inquiry - what Ralph calls forensics of capital. And third, it conducts a thorough examination of Senegal's history, untangling different socio-political layers through time.
ISSN:0001-9720
1750-0184
DOI:10.1017/S0001972017000225