Politics: a static network of structural and functional mod els? Is it a "given" set of rules, statuses, and procedures? Or a dynamic process, a continuum related to the past as well as to the present and continually infl uenced by pressures within and outside of a society? Taking the latter view of the nature of political behavior, the editors of Political Anthropology here present an original compilation of papers that thoroughly assess contemporary maintenance of political power.
Politics: a static network of structural and functional mod els? Is it a "given" set of rules, statuses, and procedures? Or a dynamic process, a conti...
Power is immanent in human affairs; by definition, human beings are political animals. The only way to fully comprehend and analyze the complexities of power is to locate where material, psychological, and social dimensions of political power are ultimately and socially situated and reproduced. This collection of essays highlights the theoretical concerns of political anthropology. Initially published in the journal Ethnology, the essays were classroom tested and collected on the basis of student comments. An in-depth introduction presents the intellectual traditions in political...
Power is immanent in human affairs; by definition, human beings are political animals. The only way to fully comprehend and analyze the complexitie...
The essays in this volume represent trends in social stratification studies undertaken in major culture areas of the world. The empirical data of the chapters are set with special reference to the dynamics of processes within these diverse traditions and heritages as sources of comparison with one another and with the experiences of western societies.
The essays in this volume represent trends in social stratification studies undertaken in major culture areas of the world. The empirical data of the ...
