Power and Its Disguises by John Gledhill

Power and Its Disguises by John Gledhill

This book explores both the complexities of local situations and the power relations that shape the global order. He shows how historically informed anthropological perspectives can contribute to debates about democratisation by incorporating a 'view from below' and revealing forces that shape power relations behind the formal facade of state institutions. Examples are drawn from Brazil, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Mexico, Peru, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Sri Lanka, amongst others.

'Coverage is world-wide, critical, and cogent' -- Choice
'Covers a lot of ground in drawing out the thematic and theoretical focuses of political anthropology, brilliantly giving them life through a wide variety of empirical examplesThe book will serve as a very good introduction to political anthropology for any student of power and politics' -- Journal of Peace Research

John Gledhill is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. He is the managing editor of the journal Critique of Anthropology and the author of Power and Its Disguises (Pluto Press, 2000).

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ISBN 13	9780745316857
ISBN 10	0745316859
Titel	Power and Its Disguises
Autor	John Gledhill
Serie	Anthropology Culture And Society
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Pluto Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2000-07-20
Seitenanzahl	288
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