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."
Eric R. Wolf Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
Dieser Anthropologe ist am besten für seine Studien über Bauern und Lateinamerika bekannt. Seine Arbeit zeichnet sich durch die Befürwortung marxistischer Perspektiven innerhalb der Anthropologie aus. Er befasst sich mit den tiefen sozialen Strukturen und politischen Kräften, die das Leben in diesen Regionen prägen. Seine Einblicke bieten eine kritische Perspektive auf globale Ungleichheiten.






This award-winning classic in the study of ethnicity, identity, and nation-building has a new introduction (on which Eric Wolf collaborated near the end of his life) that shows the continuing validity of the book’s innovative approach to ethnography, ecology, culture, and politics. The authors investigated two Alpine villages―the German-speaking community of St. Felix and Romance-speaking Tret―only a mile apart in the same mountain valley.
This award-winning classic in the study of ethnicity, identity, and nation-building has a new introduction (on which Eric Wolf collaborated near the end of his life) that shows the continuing validity of the book’s innovative approach to ethnography, ecology, culture, and politics. The authors investigated two Alpine villages—the German-speaking community of St. Felix and Romance-speaking Tret—only a mile apart in the same mountain valley.
This book intends to systematically overcome the received practice of treating religion and politics as wholly separate and independent domains. It studies power and meaning in their “antagonistic interdependencies” rather than approaching religion purely as a realm of meaning without reference to issues of power, or dealing with politics as the province of power without raising questions of meaning. Religion and politics are thus seen in relation to one another, and attention is focused on the disputes about how political and religious regimes should be formed.Religious Regimes and State Formation will convince the reader that god and politics have much in common and offers surprising new perspectives on old problems.
Civilization and Capitalism - 3: The Perspective of the World
15th-18th Century
- 704 Seiten
- 25 Lesestunden
Analyzes the history of European peasants, workers, and artisans as they were affected by major economic developments and trends
