African Political Systems Revisited by Aleksandar Bošković
Reexamining a classical work of social anthropology, African Political Systems (1940), edited by Fortes and Evans-Pritchard, this book looks at the colonial and academic context from which the work arose, as well as its reception and its subject matter, and looks at how the work can help with analysis of current politics in Africa. This book critically reflects upon the history of anthropology. It also contributes to a political anthropology which is aware of its antecedents, self-reflexive as a discipline, conscious of pitfalls and biases, and able to locate itself in its academic, social and political environment.
Aleksandar Bošković is Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Archaeology in Belgrade. His books include William Robertson Smith (Berghahn Books, 2021), Mesoamerican Religions and Archaeology (Archaeopress, 2017) and Other People’s Anthropologies (Berghahn Books, 2008, editor).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781836956952 |
| ISBN 10 | 1836956959 |
| Title | African Political Systems Revisited |
| Author | Aleksandar Bošković |
| Series | Integration And Conflict Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books |
| Year published | 2026-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 278 |
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