Can there be a society that is not divided into oppressors and oppressed, or thatrefuses coercive state apparatuses? In this landmark text in anthropology and political science,Pierre Clastres offers
Can there be a society that is not divided into oppressors and oppressed, or thatrefuses coercive state apparatuses? In this landmark text in anthropology and political science,Pierre Clastres offers
The War machine is the motor of the social machine; the primitive social being relies entirely on war, primitive society cannot survive without war. The more war there is, the less unification there
Pierre Clastres (1934-1979) was one of the most respected political anthropologists of our time. Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians is an account of his first fieldwork in the early 1960s—an enco
Pierre Clastres (1934-1979) was one of the most respected political anthropologists of our time. Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians is an account of his first fieldwork in the early 1960s--an encounter
Marshaling a great deal of new information in a highly readable manner, the author explains the reasons for the dramatic expansion of arms sales during the past decade and clearly traces such trends a
Marshaling a great deal of new information in a highly readable manner, the author explains the reasons for the dramatic expansion of arms sales during the past decade and clearly traces such trends a