Political Anthropology An Introduction

Name: Political Anthropology An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780897898911

ISBN-10: 0897898915

ISBN-13: 9780897898911

Edition: 3rd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Ted C. Lewellen

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In the foreword to the first edition, renowned anthropologist, Victor Turner, wrote that this book was a "succinct and lucid account of the sporadic growth of political anthropology over the past four decades . . . the introduction we have all been waiting for." Unique in its field, this book offers a comprehensive overview of political anthropology, including its history, its major research findings, and its theoretical concerns both past and present. The third edition has been significantly updated and expanded, with extensive changes in many chapters, two new chapters, a new Preface that replaces the Introduction of the first two editions, an updated Glossary and Suggested Readings list,…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 11/30/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Foreword, Written for the First Edition



Preface



The Development of Political Anthropology



Types of Preindustrial Political Systems



The Evolution of the State



Religion in Politics: Sacred Legitimacy, Divine Resistance



Structure and Process



The Individual in the Political Arena: Action Theory and Game Theory



The Power of the People: Resistance and Rebellion



Gender and Power



The Politics of Identity: Ethnicity and Nationalism



Modernism, Postmodernism, and the Emerging Synthesis



From Modernization to Globalization