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On Kings

By Marshall Sahlins and David Graeber
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On Kings delves into the complex figure of kingship through the combined insights of renowned anthropologists David Graeber and Marshall Sahlins. The book explores kingship not merely as sovereignty but as a profound symbol reflecting power, meaning, and the human condition. It examines themes such as temporality, alterity, and utopia, along with the mystical and primal aspects of kingship, drawing from diverse cultures worldwide including the BaKongo, Aztec, and Shilluk.
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In anthropology as much as in popular imagination, kings are figures of fascination and intrigue, heroes or tyrants in ways presidents and prime ministers can never be. This collection of essays by two of the world’s most distinguished anthropologists—David Graeber and Marshall Sahlins—explores what kingship actually is, historically and anthropologically.

As they show, kings are symbols for more than just sovereignty: indeed, the study of kingship offers a unique window into fundamental dilemmas concerning the very nature of power, meaning, and the human condition.

Reflecting on issues such as temporality, alterity, and utopia—not to mention the divine, the strange, the numinous, and the bestial—Graeber and Sahlins explore the role of kings as they have existed around the world, from the BaKongo to the Aztec to the Shilluk and beyond.

Richly delivered with the wit and sharp analysis characteristic of Graeber and Sahlins, On Kings opens up new avenues for the anthropological study of this fascinating and ubiquitous political figure.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780986132506

Publisher: HAU

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 December 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: HAU

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 16.0mm

Height: 23.0mm

Weight: 1006g

Pages: 556

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David Graeber Education & Reference Marshall Sahlins Non-Fiction

About the Author

David Graeber is professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author, most recently, of The Utopia of Rules. Marshall Sahlins is the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Chicago and the author, most recently, of Confucius Institutes.

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