Archeology of Violence

by Pierre Clastres

Book Overview

Clastres's final, posthumous book on the affirmative role of violence in "primitive societies." The war machine is the motor of the social machine; the primitive social being relies entirely on war,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936756950
• ISBN13: 9780936756950
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Semiotext(e)
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Deleuze + Guattari + Strauss + Nietzsche + Marx + Schmidt + Zizek= ???

You guessed it: Pierre Clastres. Obscure on google searches (save Franko-anarchist webblogs), Clastres is buzzing with ideas. Here's a primer: Interested in combating neoconservative, fascist politics? Interested in combating neoliberal, internationalist ideologies? How do tribal societies combat power a priori? What's wrong with Marxist anthropology? How does war in primitive society negate both Hobbes and Levi-Strauss? Why is primitive society the first affluent society? How does a Chief function in society without power? What exploitative methods are employed to reverse power flows? Read the book, get a clue.