Pathways of Power: Building an Anthropology of the Modern World

by Eric R. Wolf

Book Overview

This collection of twenty-eight essays by renowned anthropologist Eric R. Wolf is a legacy of some of his most original work, with an insightful foreword by Aram Yengoyan. Of the essays, six have never been published and two have not appeared in English until now. Shortly before his death, Wolf prepared introductions to each section and individual pieces, as well as an intellectual autobiography that introduces the collection as a whole. Sydel Silverman,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520223349
• ISBN13: 9780520223349
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 483 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

important collection

This is an excellent collection of some of Eric Wolf's most important work particularly for the reader interested in how power is created, negotiated and resisted. Furthermore, Wolf talks about this process in a clear but nevertheless provocative way. People who may not have access to libraries with back issues of journals will also benefit as the collection includes articles by Wolf that date to the 1950s and 1960s.