Pierre Clastres as comparative political theorist : the democratic potential of the new political anthropology

This article examines the political anthropological work of Pierre Clastres in light of the emergence of the subfield of comparative political theory. In particular, it argues that Clastres’ reconstruction of the political philosophy of various Amazonian societies offers an alternative model for the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holman, Christopher
Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145146