Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
Distributed for Prickly Paradigm Press
118 pages
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4-1/2 x 7
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© 2004
Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy—everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienating basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of romanticism, respond with silence . . . . But what if they didn't?
This pamphlet ponders what that response would be, and explores the implications of linking anthropology to anarchism. Here, David Graeber invites readers to imagine this discipline that currently only exists in the realm of possibility: anarchist anthropology.
This pamphlet ponders what that response would be, and explores the implications of linking anthropology to anarchism. Here, David Graeber invites readers to imagine this discipline that currently only exists in the realm of possibility: anarchist anthropology.
"Graeber's book is so important at this particular moment . . . it 'completes the circle,' so that rather than critical anthropology always being the driving force transforming the outer limits of anarchist discourse, anarchism itself can help to transform the discipline of anthropology. . . . Graeber's book is important for many reasons and will undoubtedly be widely read."--Interactivist.net
"David Graeber's Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology is filled with interesting and provocative ideas. . . . Graeber's ideas are rich and wide-ranging; he pushes us to expand the boundaries of what we admit to be possible, or even thinkable."--The Pinocchio Theory
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