The headless state : aristocratic orders, kinship society, & misrepresentations of nomadic inner Asia / David Sneath.
| Author/creator | Sneath, David |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xi, 273 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- The myth of the kinship society : evolutionism and the anthropological imagination -- The imaginary tribe : colonial and imperial orders and the peripheral polity -- The state construction of the clan : the unilineal descent group and the ordering of state subjects -- The essentialized nomad : neocolonial and Soviet models -- Creating peoples : nation-state history and the notion of identity -- The headless state : aristocratic orders and the substrata of power. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-259) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007020899 |
| ISBN | 9780231140546 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231140541 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231511674 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0231511671 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS 329.4 .S64 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |