Max Gluckman

What can we learn from tribal societies about the ways in which, in a variety of social settings, groups of men resolve their conflicts with other men? In order to answer this question, Politics, Law and Ritual in Tribal Society compares nearly... Lire la suite

«Quali tipologie di relazione si costruiscono tra diversi gruppi e come si può garantire la coesione tramite il conflitto? Che tipo di impatto il capitalismo e il colonialismo stavano avendo sulle società africane? Sono questi alcuni dei quesiti cui... Lire la suite

These essays are mainly concerned with the development of some of Max Gluckman's ideas about African politics. He regarded frequent rebellions to replace incumbents of political offices (as against revolutions to alter the structure of offices) as... Lire la suite