Description
Book SynopsisReveals forces that shape power relations behind the formal facade of state institutions
Trade Review'Coverage is world-wide, critical, and cogent' -- Choice
'Covers a lot of ground in drawing out the thematic and theoretical focuses of political anthropology, brilliantly giving them life through a wide variety of empirical examples. The book will serve as a very good introduction to political anthropology for any student of power and politics' -- Journal of Peace Research
Table of ContentsPreface To The Second Edition
1. Locating The Political: A Political Anthropology For Today
2. The Origins And Limits Of Coercive Power: The Anthropology Of Stateless Societies
3. From Hierarchy To Surveillance: The Politics Of Agrarian Civilizations And The Rise Of The Western National State
4. The Political Anthropology Of Colonialism: A Study Of Domination And Resistance
5. Post-Colonial States: Legacies Of History And Pressures Of Modernity
6. From Macro-Structure To Micro-Process: Anthropological Analysis Of Political Practice
7. Political Process And ‘Global Disorder’: Perspectives On Contemporary Conflict And Violence
8. Society Against The Modern State?: The Politics Of Social Movements
9. Anthropology And Politics: Commitment, Responsibility And The Academy
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