Anthropological Approaches to Political Behavior: Contributions from Ethnology

by Frank McGlynn

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082296094X
• ISBN13: 9780822960942
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"