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Hierarchy : Persistence and Transformation in Social Formations.
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 Middl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books, Inc.,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Title page-Hierarchy; Contents; Acknowledgements; Ch 1-Hierarchy and its alternatives; Ch 2-Coversion, hierarchy, and cultural change; Ch 3-Gender and value; Ch 4-Can a Hierarchical religion survive without its center?; Ch 5-The headless state in inner Asia; Ch 6-The perfect sovereign; Ch 7-Marriage, rank and politics in Hawaii; Ch 8-Polynesian conceptions of sociality; Ch 9-On the value of the beast or the limit of money; Ch 10-Hierarchy is not inequality-in Polynesia, for instance; Ch 11-Hierarchy and power; Afterword; Notes on contributors; Index.