Outwitting the State

by Peter Skalnick and Peter Skalník

A characteristic response to the imposition of state power by the conquered, oppressed, and powerless is a pattern that Skalnick calls "outwitting the state." This collection of essays, the latest in the distinguished series in Political Anthropology, challenges the widespread view that the state is a natural holder of authority in society.Using examples of confrontations between European states and polities outside Europe, the authors show that the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887382746
• ISBN13: 9780887382741
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.