History, power, ideology
central issues in Marxism and anthropology
by Donald L. Donham
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"Is Marxism a reflection of the conceptual system it fights against, rather than a truly comprehensive approach to human history? Drawing on recent work in anthropology, history, and philosophy, Donald Donham tackles this question by analyzing a radically different social order: the former Maale kingdom of southern Ethiopia."--BOOK JACKET.
"Unlike capitalist societies, wherein inequality is organized by contracts between "free" individuals, in Maale powerful men were thought to "beget" others through control of biological fertility and material fortune. Donham scrutinizes this unusual system of domination in order to sharpen issues in social and cultural theory. He concludes that the interpretation of symbols and analysis of historical contingency should be crucial steps in any Marxist investigation.
The result is a provocative and original re-reading of the Marxist tradition, and a spirited defense of its continued vitality and relevance."--BOOK JACKET.
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Male (African people), Politics and government, Marxist anthropology, Economic conditions, Communism, Marxian economics, Ethiopia, Social conditions, Economic anthropology, Communism and anthropology, Anthropology, Maale (Peuple d'Afrique), Politique et gouvernement, Conditions économiques, Maale (Peuplej d'Afrique), Conditions sociales, Anthropologie marxiste, Économie marxiste, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Cultural, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Policy, Cultural Policy, Popular Culture, Economic history, History & Archaeology, Regions & Countries - Africa, Africa - african peoples - east africa, East african politics & government, Marxism, Socio-cultural anthropology - general & miscellaneous, Ethiopia - history, General & miscellaneous east african historyPlaces
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History, power, ideology: central issues in Marxism and anthropology
1999, University of California Press
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1999, University of California Press
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History, power, ideology: central issues in Marxism and anthropology
1990, Cambridge University Press, Editions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index.
Originally published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. With new pref. and foreword.
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