03195nam 2200601Ia 450 991082795600332120200520144314.01-283-38215-697866133821530-520-92172-005202153620-585-28937-910.1525/9780520921726(CKB)111004366722848(EBL)837107(OCoLC)45732111(DE-B1597)519750(DE-B1597)9780520921726(MiAaPQ)EBC837107(EXLCZ)9911100436672284819980429d1999 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEnvisioning power ideologies of dominance and crisis /Eric R. WolfBerkeley University of California Pressc19991 online resource (357 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-21582-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --1. 1nt:roduction --2 .Contested Concepts --3. The Kwaluutl --4. The Aztecs --5. National Socialist Germany --6. Coda --Notes --References --IndexWith the originality and energy that have marked his earlier works, Eric Wolf now explores the historical relationship of ideas, power, and culture. Responding to anthropology's long reliance on a concept of culture that takes little account of power, Wolf argues that power is crucial in shaping the circumstances of cultural production. Responding to social-science notions of ideology that incorporate power but disregard the ways ideas respond to cultural promptings, he demonstrates how power and ideas connect through the medium of culture. Wolf advances his argument by examining three very different societies, each remarkable for its flamboyant ideological expressions: the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific Coast, the Aztecs of pre-Hispanic Mexico, and National Socialist Germany. Tracing the history of each case, he shows how these societies faced tensions posed by ecological, social, political, or psychological crises, prompting ideological responses that drew on distinctive, historically rooted cultural understandings. In each case study, Wolf analyzes how the regnant ideology intertwines with power around the pivotal relationships that govern social labor. Anyone interested in the history of anthropology or in how the social sciences make comparisons will want to join Wolf in Envisioning Power.Power (Social sciences)IdeologyKwakiutl IndiansNational socialismAztecsPower (Social sciences)Ideology.Kwakiutl Indians.National socialism.Aztecs.303.3Wolf Eric R.1923-1999.143502MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827956003321Envisioning power512786UNINA