""Bridging Divides" is an exhilarating ethnography which uses its main research object--the Tunnel that now both connects and separates England and France--to open up a rich analytical window through which we can "see" such diverse themes as law and landscape, political and spatial relations, national identity and cultural hybridity, nation-state sovereignty and the European Union, transnationalism and neonationalism. Darian-Smith's sophisticated analysis will show the new generation of social scientists how far a creative ...
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""Bridging Divides" is an exhilarating ethnography which uses its main research object--the Tunnel that now both connects and separates England and France--to open up a rich analytical window through which we can "see" such diverse themes as law and landscape, political and spatial relations, national identity and cultural hybridity, nation-state sovereignty and the European Union, transnationalism and neonationalism. Darian-Smith's sophisticated analysis will show the new generation of social scientists how far a creative methodology can take us in understanding our societies."--Boaventura de Sousa Santos, University of Wisconsin, Madison "Darian-Smith literally and figuratively ventures into new territory in this perceptive book. Visually sensitive and politically perceptive, she inspects everything from law to gardens as she explores the variable and metaphoric placement of cultural meanings in objects and practices. A bold experiment that addresses the way national identities and boundaries are being reconfigured and revised today."--Sally Falk Moore, Harvard University "Eve Darian-Smith takes the building of the cross-channel tunnel between England and France as an occasion to rethink the constitution of nationalism and national identity. Theoretically rich and empirically rigorous, "Bridging Divides" is a model of interdisciplinary legal scholarship and a must read for anyone wanting a glimpse over the horizon at cutting-edge research.--Austin Sarat, Amherst College
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