Hierarchy: Persistance and Transformation of Social Formations

by StephenBarber (Editor), David Bankier (Author), IsraelGutman (Author), Gordon Mathews (Editor), Carolina Izquierdo (Editor), Gail Cunningham (Editor), KnutMikjelRio (Editor), OlafH.Smedal (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $159.34

  Louis Dumont's concept of hierarchy continues to inspire social scientists. Using it as their starting point, the contributors to this volume introduce both fresh empirical material and new theoretical considerations. On the basis of diverse ethnographic contexts in Oceania, Asia, and the Middle East they challenge some current conceptions...