| History, Power, Ideology: Central Issues in Marxism and Anthropology F Edition Contributor(s): Donham, Donald L. (Author), Wolf, Eric R. (Foreword by), Wolf, Eric R. (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0520213378 ISBN-13: 9780520213371 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: Is Marxism a reflection of the conceptual system it fights against, rather than a truly comprehensive approach to human history? Drawing on recent work in anthropology, history, and philosophy, Donald Donham confronts this problem in analyzing a radically different social order: the former Maale kingdom of southern Ethiopia. "Every once in a while there appears a book that . . . opens up new ways of inquiring into the ways of the world. Donald Donham has written such a book. The style is quiet and judicious, but the effect is stunning. . . . In putting inherited partisan approaches to the test of explaining the realities of Maale society and culture, Donham enriches anthropology and imparts new vigor to the analytical Marxian traditions. "History, Power, Ideology" embodies a major accomplishment."--From the Foreword |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.3 |
| LCCN: 98050668 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.98" W x 8.82" (0.90 lbs) 259 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is Marxism a reflection of the conceptual system it fights against, rather than a truly comprehensive approach to human history? Drawing on recent work in anthropology, history, and philosophy, Donald Donham confronts this problem in analyzing a radically different social order: the former Maale kingdom of southern Ethiopia. "Every once in a while there appears a book that . . . opens up new ways of inquiring into the ways of the world. Donald Donham has written such a book. The style is quiet and judicious, but the effect is stunning. . . . In putting inherited partisan approaches to the test of explaining the realities of Maale society and culture, Donham enriches anthropology and imparts new vigor to the analytical Marxian traditions. History, Power, Ideology embodies a major accomplishment."-From the Foreword |