Political systems and the distribution of power
By: edited by Michael Banton.
Contributors: Banton, Michael Parker.; Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth.; Conference on New Approaches in Social Anthropology (1963 : Jesus College, Cambridge, Eng.)
Series: A.S.A. monographs -- 2
Publisher: Tavistock; distributed in the U.S.A. by Barnes & Noble
Published: 1965
Place of publication: London; [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: Community power; Village communities -- Political activity; Consensus (Social sciences); Power (Social sciences)
Notes: "This volume derives from material presented at a Conference on 'New Approaches in Social Anthropology' sponsored by the Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth, held at Jesus College, Cambridge, 24-30 June 1963."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Gluckman, M and F. Eggan.  Introduction.; title: Bailey, F. G.  Decisions by consensus in councils and committees, with special references to village and local government in India.; title: Nichols, R. W.  Factions, a comparative analysis.; title: Lloyd, P. C.  The political structure of African kingdoms, an exploratory model.; title: Southall, A.  A critique of the typology of states and political systems.