Elite cultures
Subtitle: anthropological perspectives
By: edited by Cris Shore and Stephen Nugent.
Contributors: Shore, Cris, 1959-; Nugent, Stephen
Series: ASA monographs -- v. no. 38.; A.S.A. monographs -- 38.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Elite (Social sciences) -- Cross-cultural studies; Power (Social sciences) -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Description: Using ethnographic case studies from a wide range of geographical areas, including Mexico, Peru, Amazonia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe, and Africa, the contributors explore the inner worlds of meaning and practice that define and sustain elite identities. They also provide insights into the cultural mechanisms that maintain elite status, and into the complex ways that elite groups relate to, and are embedded within, wider social and historical processes.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.