Political Systems and the Distribution of Power (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415330596)

Modern political anthropology began in 1940 with the first systematic comparative studies of how primitive societies maintained law and order. The focus was on government and the presence or absence of state institutions. Recently, interest has shifted to the study of power, to examining the manipulation of political relations, and to the task of elaborating a classification of governmental systems that will throw light on the important problems for research. First published in 1965.

Author: Michael Banton
ISBN-10: 0415330599
ISBN-13: 9780415330596
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2004
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d