Elite Cultures: Anthropological Perspectives (A.S.a. Monographs, 38.) (v. 38)

Elite Cultures: Anthropological Perspectives КНИГИ ; КУЛЬТУРА и ИСКУССТВО Автор: Chris Shore and StephenNugent (editors) Название: Elite Cultures: Anthropological Perspectives Издательство: Routledge Год: 2002 Формат: pdf in rar Размер: 7.66 Мб Язык: АнглийскийUsing ethnographic case studies from a wide range of geographical areas, including Mexico, Peru, Amazonia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe, and Africa, the contributors explore the inner worlds of meaning and practice that define and sustain elite identities. They also provide insights into the cultural mechanisms that maintain elite status, and into the complex ways that elite groups relate to, and are embedded within, wider social and historical processes.DepositFiles Uploading 85 The anthropological study of elites has gained increasing prominence with the shift of the anthropological gaze toward issues of power, prestige and status in the societies of anthropologists themselves. However, our understanding of elites is often partial, obscured as it is by the theoretical weaknesses of Western models on the one hand and, on the other, by the difficulties in studying elites from the 'inside'. Drawing on a diverse, comparative ethnographic literature, this new volume examines the intimate spaces and cultural practices of those elites who occupy positions of power and authority across a variety of different settings. Using ethnographic case studies from a wide range of geographical areas, including Mexico, Peru, Amazonia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe, North America and Africa, the contributors explore the inner worlds of meaning and practice that define and sustain elite identities. They also provide insights into the cultural mechanisms that maintain elite status, and into the complex ways that elite groups relate to, and are embedded within, wider social and historical processes.; The book addresses a number of fundamental questions about the nature of elites and society such as; *How do elites in different societies maintain their position of domination? *How do elites reproduce themselves over time? *How do elites represent themselves? *How can we study elites anthropologically? *What implications does this study have for the discipline of anthropology? In exemplifying anthropology's contribution to the study of power, this book provides a welcome and timely addition to the literature as well as to current debates about the scope and direction of the discipline itself. Professor John Eade, University of Surrey, UK; Dr Sandra Evers Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands; Dr Using Ethnographic Case Studies From A Wide Range Of Geographical Areas, Including Mexico, Peru, Amazonia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe, And Africa, The Contributors Explore The Inner Worlds Of Meaning And Practice That Define And Sustain Elite Identities. They Also Provide Insights Into The Cultural Mechanisms That Maintain Elite Status, And Into The Complex Ways That Elite Groups Relate To, And Are Embedded Within, Wider Social And Historical Processes.-- World Society As An Old Regime / Keith Hart -- The Powers Behind The Masks : Mexico's Political Class And Social Elites At The End Of The Millennium / John Gledhill -- Gente Boa : Elites In And Of Amazonia / Stephen Nugent -- Elites On The Margins : Mestizo Traders In The Southern Peruvian Andes / Penelope Harvey -- The Vanishing Elite : The Political And Cultural Work Of Nationalist Revolution In Sri Lanka / Jonathan Spencer -- The Changing Nature Of Elites In Indonesia Today / C.w. Watson -- Settlers And Their Elites In Kenya And Liberia / Elizabeth Tonkin -- Cultural Heritage And The Role Of Traditional Intellectuals In Mali And Cameroon / Michael Rowlands. The Construction Of Elite Status In The Extreme Southern Highlands Of Madagascar / Sandra J.t.m. Evers -- Revising The Past : The Heritage Elite And Native Peoples In North America / Laura Peers -- Revolution And Royal Style : Problems Of Post-socialist Legitimacy In Laos / Grant Evans -- How Far Can You Go? : English Catholic Elites And The Erosion Of Ethnic Boundaries / John Eade -- Pre-symptomatic Networks : Tracking Experts Across Medical Science And The New Genetics / Monica Konrad. Edited By Cris Shore And Stephen Nugent. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of plates......Page 10 Notes on contributors......Page 11 Introduction: towards an anthropology of elites......Page 14 World society as an old regime......Page 35 Elites, politics and peripheries......Page 50 The powers behind the masks: Mexico's political class and social elites at the end of the millennium......Page 52 Gente boa: elites in and of Amazonia......Page 74 Elites on the margins: mestizo traders in the southern Peruvian Andes......Page 87 The vanishing elite: the political and cultural work of nationalist revolution in Sri Lanka......Page 104 The changing nature of elites in Indonesia today......Page 123 Elites, hegemony and tradition......Page 140 Settlers and their elites in Kenya and Liberia......Page 142 Cultural heritage and the role of traditional intellectuals in Mali and Cameroon......Page 158 The construction of elite status in the extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar......Page 171 Revising the past: the heritage elite and Native peoples in North America......Page 186 Revolution and royal style: problems of post-socialist legitimacy in Laos......Page 202 Elites, professionals and networks......Page 220 How far can you go? English Catholic elites and the erosion of ethnic boundaries......Page 222 Pre-symptomatic networks: tracking experts across medical science and the new genetics......Page 240 Anthropologists: lions and/or foxes. An afterword......Page 262 Index......Page 268 Drawing on a diverse, comparative ethnographic literature, this new volume examines the intimate spaces and cultural practices of those elites who occupy positions of power and authority across a variety of different settings.
Using ethnographic case studies from a wide range of geographical areas, including Mexico, Peru, Amazonia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe, North America and Africa, the contributors explore the inner worlds of meaning and practice that define and sustain elite identities. They also provide insights into the cultural mechanisms that maintain elite status, and into the complex ways that elite groups relate to, and are embedded within, wider social and historical processes. What makes an elite? This authoritative new volume examines elite groups in power across Europe, North America, Mexico, Peru, Indonesia and Africa to answer this question fully at a time of their increasing dominance.