Power and Its Disguises - Second Edition
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Anthropological Perspectives on Politics
John Gledhill
简介
Power and its Disguises examines ways in which anthropology can help us understand a world which is experiencing profound changes in the relationships between governments and the societies they govern. While some developments seem to offer the promise of greater freedom, the New World Order is pregnant with the symptoms of crisis, from the explosive nationalisms of the former Soviet Union and the gunmen of Mogadishu to increasing public cynicism in the West towards politicians and the political process.
In a controversial and thought provoking study, John Gledhill examines the ways in which an analysis of contemporary problems is enhanced by studies of local level and popular social movements, informal networks of power and the processes of resistance, and the interplay of cultural understandings and power politics.
He looks, too, at the political role of anthropology itself — a discipline born of colonialism which nevertheless confronts its practitioners with an uncomfortably close view of the needs and struggles of individuals and communities facing injustice and oppression.
目录
Preface To The Second Edition
1. Locating The Political: A Political Anthropology For Today
2. The Origins And Limits Of Coercive Power: The Anthropology Of Stateless Societies
3. From Hierarchy To Surveillance: The Politics Of Agrarian Civilizations And The Rise Of The Western National State
4. The Political Anthropology Of Colonialism: A Study Of Domination And Resistance
5. Post-Colonial States: Legacies Of History And Pressures Of Modernity
6. From Macro-Structure To Micro-Process: Anthropological Analysis Of Political Practice
7. Political Process And ‘Global Disorder’: Perspectives On Contemporary Conflict And Violence
8. Society Against The Modern State?: The Politics Of Social Movements
9. Anthropology And Politics: Commitment, Responsibility And The Academy
Bibliography
Index
