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- Pathways of Power: Building an Anthropology of the Modern World
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
This collection of twenty-eight essays by renowned anthropologist Eric R. Wolf is a legacy of some of his most original work, with an insightful foreword by Aram Yengoyan. Of the essays, six have never been published and two have not appeared in English until now. Shortly before his death, Wolf prepared introductions to each section and individual pieces, as well as an intellectual autobiography that introduces the collection as a whole. Sydel Silverman, who completed the editing of the book, says in her preface, "He wanted this selection of his writings over the past half-century to serve as part of the history of how anthropology brought the study of complex societies and world systems into its purview."
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Part I. Anthropology
- 2. Kroeber Revisited
- pp. 23-37
- 4. On Fieldwork and Theory
- pp. 49-62
- 5. Anthropology among the Powers
- pp. 63-80
- Part II. Connections
- 6. Building the Nation
- pp. 83-99
- 13. Ethnicity and Nationhood
- pp. 184-190
- Part III. Peasants
- 16. Peasants and Revolution
- pp. 230-240
- 17. Phases of Rural Protest in Latin America
- pp. 241-251
- 18. Is the “Peasantry” a Class?
- pp. 252-259
- 19. On Peasant Rent
- pp. 260-271
- 21. Peasant Nationalism in an Alpine Valley
- pp. 289-304
- Part IV. Concepts
- 22. Culture: Panacea or Problem?
- pp. 307-319
- 23. Inventing Society
- pp. 320-334
- 26. Ideas and Power
- pp. 370-382
- 27. Facing Power—Old Insights, New Questions
- pp. 383-397
- 28. Perilous Ideas: Race, Culture, People
- pp. 398-412
- References
- pp. 413-446
- Production Notes
- p. 487
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520924871
Related ISBN(s)
9780520223349
MARC Record
OCLC
49570150
Pages
483
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No