Words in Motion

A collection of essays on keywords from political discourse, including secularism, security, indigineity, and terrorism

IntroductionWords in Motion / Carol Gluck 3Works in Motion / Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 11Words with ShadowsSegurança/Security in Brazil and the United States / Itty Abraham 21Adat/Indigenous: Indigeneity in Motion / Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing 40Words That ExpandAda/Custom in the Middle East and South Asia / Mona Abaza 67Sekinin/Responsibility in Modern Japan / Carol Gluck 83Words UnspokenIlmaniyya, Laïcité, Secularisme/Secularism in Morocco / Driss Maghraoui 109Saburaimu/Sublime: A Japanese Word and Its Political Afterlife / Alan Tansman 129Words That CoverAqalliyya/Minority in Modern Egyptian Discourse / Seteney Shami 151Hijâb/Headscarf: A Political Journey / Claudia Koonz 174Fear WordsInjury: Incriminating Words and Imperial Power / Lydia H. Liu 199Conjuracion/Conspiracy in the Philippine Revolution of 1896 / Vicente L. Rafael 219Terrorism: State Sovereignty and Militant Politics in India / Partha Chatterjee 240Words That Set StandardsKomisyon/Commission and Kurul/Board: Words that Rule / Huri Islamoglu 265Chumchon/Community in Thailand / Craig J. Reynolds 286Thammarat/Good Governance in Glocalizing Thailand / Kasian Tejapira 306Notes on Contributors 327Index 329