On Kings
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (638 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0986132500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Grey Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Chicago and the author, most recently, of Confucius Institutes. David Graeber is professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author, most recently, of The Utopia of Rules. . Marshall Sahlins is the Charles F
David Graeber is professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author, most recently, of The Utopia of Rules. . About the AuthorMarshall Sahlins is the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Chicago and the author, most recently, of Confucius Institutes
This collection of essays by two of the world’s most distinguished anthropologists—David Graeber and Marshall Sahlins—explores what kingship actually is, historically and anthropologically. As they show, kings are symbols for more than just sovereignty: indeed, the study of kingship offers a unique window into fundamental dilemmas concerning the very nature of power, meaning, and the human condition. Reflecting on issues such as temporality, alterity, piracy, and utopia—not to mention the divine, the strange, the numinous, and the bestial—Graeber and Sahlins explore the role of kings as they have existed around the world, from the BaKongo to the Aztec to the Shilluk to the eighteent