Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology
|
Buy Now
Political Anthropology (Paperback, New Ed)
Loot Price: R1,423
Discovery Miles 14 230
|
|
Political Anthropology (Paperback, New Ed)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Politics: a static network of structural and functional models? 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 influenced 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
anthropological research and theory on political phenomena and
explore the sources and maintenance of political power. One of the
aims of this book is to take tentative steps toward resolving the
developing crisis by investigating the structure of political
action revealed in empirical data. Within the general framework of
political dynamics the book uses processes such as decision making,
the judicial process, the disturbance and settlement of policy
issues, the application of sanctions, and the outcome of disputes
among other things. These items will find their places as
components of phases in the major sequence. Investigating societies
from Africa to Alaska, politics is shown to be a global
phenomenon--a "human process of action" centering on the conflict
between the "common good" and "interests of groups," and on the
resolution or extension of that conflict by the religious,
structural, sociocultural, and psychological pressures within and
external to a social grouping. Essential reading for anyone
concerned with the nature of political process, "Political
Anthropology" presents a fresh, important and comprehensive
overview of the "wind of change" currently abroad in the study of
political behavior. "Marc J. Swartz" has been professor of
anthropology at the University of California, San Diego since 1969.
He recently retired in 2005. His interests included various
branches of anthropology such as social, political, and
psychological. In the past he has done fieldwork in Micronesia,
Tanzania, and Kenya. "Victor W. Turner" (1920-1983) received his
Ph.D. at Manchester University where he became a Senior Fellow and
Lecturer. After leaving Manchester he moved to Stanford University,
where he became a fellow at the Center for Advanced Behavior
Sciences. In 1964 he traveled to Cornell University where he stayed
for four before moving onto the University of Chicago. There he was
Professor of Social Thought and Anthropology. While at Chicago he
joined the Committee on Social Thought and he began a long-term
study in the area of contemporary Christian pilgrimage. His final
position was at the University of Virginia where he was the William
R. Kenan professor of Anthropology. "Arthur Tuden" was Professor of
Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh. He was the long-term editor
of the Journal "Ethnology" and he has written many articles as well
as authored, co-authored, or edited six books. He did field
research in areas of the Ukraine, Virgin Islands, Rhedosia, and
parts of Pennsylvania's own Carpatho-Rus community.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.