Power And Its Disguises
John Gledhill · 2000
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In this fully updated edition of Power and Its Disguises, John Gledhill 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.
First sentence: Half a century ago, the subject matter and relevance of political anthropology still seemed relatively easy to define.
Book details
- Year
- 2000
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Editions
- 2
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780745316864
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