Envisioning Power Ideologies of Dominance and Crisis

Name: Envisioning Power Ideologies of Dominance and Crisis
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ISBN: 9780520215825

ISBN-10: 0520215826

ISBN-13: 9780520215825

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Authors: Eric R. Wolf

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With the originality and energy that have marked his earlier works, Eric Wolf now explores the historical relationship of ideas, power, and culture. Responding to anthropology's long reliance on a concept of culture that takes little account of power, Wolf argues that power is crucial in shaping the circumstances of cultural production. Responding to social-science notions of ideology that incorporate power but disregard the ways ideas respond to cultural promptings, he demonstrates how power and ideas connect through the medium of culture. Wolf advances his argument by examining three very different societies, each remarkable for its flamboyant ideological expressions: the Kwakiutl Indians…

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List price: $31.95
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 1/11/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Contested Concepts



The Kwakiutl



The Aztecs



National Socialist Germany



Coda


Notes


References


Index