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Hierarchy: Persistence and Transformation in Social Formations

Hardcover • 2010

Hierarchy: Persistence and Transformation in Social Formations

By Knut Mikjel

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"This welcome volume collects 12 essays addressing problems in the analysis of sociocultural values and sociocultural hierarchy, in dialogue with ideas of Dumont." * American Ethnologist Louis Dumont's concept of hierarchy continues to inspire social scientists. Using it as their starting point, the contributors to this volume introduce both fresh empirical material and new theoretical considerations. On the basis of diverse ethnographic contexts in Oceania, Asia, and the Middle East they chal...Show more

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9781845454906

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2010

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Hierarchy: Persistence and Transformation in Social Formations

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