District Leaders: A Political Ethnography (Political Culture Series)

This book highlights the roles played by a selection of people who make up the lowest layer of elected party office holders and are closest to voters. It analyses three themes that emerge from ethnographic data: political process participation, the role of parties; and parapolitical factionalism. A chronicle of one town's political life over the years, linking these events to political and anthropological theory about political participation, the role of the parties and factional conflict. Rachel Sady. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-201) And Indexes.