Hierarchy : persistence and transformation in social formations / / edited by Knut M. Rio and Olaf H. Smedal

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (388 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.5/209
• Soggetto topico: Hierarchies; Power (Social sciences); Elite (Social sciences); Democracy
• Altri autori: RioKnut Mikjel SmedalOlaf H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 Middle East they challenge some current conceptions of hierarchical formations and reassess former debates, both with regard to new theoretical issues and the new world situation-of post-colonial and neo-colonial agendas, ideas of "democratization" and "globalization," and expanding market-economies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Hierarchy
• ISBN: 1-282-62746-5; 9786612627460; 1-84545-883-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826850903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II