
Pathways of Power
Building an Anthropology of the Modern World
Eric R. Wolf(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 3. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
483 pages
978-0-520-22334-9 (ISBN)
Description
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."
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 black-and-white photograph
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-22334-9 (9780520223349)
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01/2001
1st Edition
Naval Institute Press
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Persons
Eric R. Wolf(1923-1999) had an illustrious and influential career as Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at H. Lehman College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York. His books previously published by California include Europe and the People Without History (reprint with new preface, 1997), Envisioning Power (1999), and The Hidden Frontier (with John W. Cole; reprint with new introduction, 1999). Sydel Silverman is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the City University of New York. She was president of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research from 1987 to 1999.