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Author Aronoff, Myron J. (Myron Joel), 1940-

Title Anthropology & political science : a convergent approach / Myron J. Aronoff & Jan Kubik.

Publication Info. New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 341 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Anthropology &
Anthropology &.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Tables; Figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter1 -- Introduction; Chapter 2 -- Methods: Ethnography and Case Study; Chapter 3 -- Beyond Political Culture; Chapter 4 -- Symbolic Dimensions of Politics: Political Ritual and Ceremonial; Chapter 5 -- The Politics of Collective Identity: Contested Israeli Nationalisms; Chapter 6 -- Democratization in Deeply Divided Societies: The Netherlands, India, and Israel; Chapter 7 -- Camp David Rashomon: Contested Intepretations of the Israel/Palestine Peace Process
Chapter 8 -- What Can Political Scientists Learn about Civil Society from Anthropologists?Chapter 9 -- Homo sovieticus and Vernacular Knowledge; Chapter 10 -- Conclusions; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index
Summary What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship. Focusing on the influence of anthropology on political science, the book examines the basic assumptions the practitioners of each discipline make about the nature of social and political reality, compares some of the key concepts each field employs, and provides an extensive review of the basic methods of research tha.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject Anthropology -- Methodology.
Anthropology -- Methodology.
Political science -- Methodology.
Political science -- Methodology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Kubik, Jan, 1953-
Added Title Anthropology and political science
Other Form: Print version: Aronoff, Myron Joel. Anthropology and political science. New York : Berghahn Books, ©2012 9780857457257 (DLC) 2012001691 (OCoLC)774213649
ISBN 9780857457264 (electronic book)
0857457268 (electronic book)
9780857457257 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
085745725X (hardback ; alkaline paper)
1283902478
9781283902472