The Anthropology of Elites Power, Culture, and the Complexities of D
Offering insightful anthropological-historical contributions to the understanding of elites worldwide, this book helps us grasp their ways of life and role in times of contested global inequalities. Case studies include the Polish gentry, the white former
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The Anthropology of Elites
10.1057/9781137290557 - The Anthropology of Elites, Edited by Jon Abbink and Tijo Salverda
10.1057/9781137290557 - The Anthropology of Elites, Edited by Jon Abbink and Tijo Salverda
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Power, Culture, and the Complexities of Distinction
Edited by
Jon Abbink and Tijo Salverda
10.1057/9781137290557 - The Anthropology of Elites, Edited by Jon Abbink and Tijo Salverda
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The Anthropology of Elites
THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF ELITES
Copyright © Jon Abbink and Tijo Salverda, 2013. All rights reserved.
Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–29054–0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The anthropology of elites : power, culture, and the complexities of distinction / edited by Jon Abbink and Tijo Salverda. p. cm. ISBN 978–1–137–29054–0 (alk. paper) 1. Elite (Social sciences) 2. Power (Social sciences) I. Abbink, J. II. Salverda, Tijo. HM1263.A59 2012 305.5⬘2—dc23
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Acknowledgments Introduction: An Anthropological Perspective on Elite Power and the Cultural Politics of Elites Tijo Salverda and Jon Abbink
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1 Researching Elites: Old and New Perspectives Huibert Schijf
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2 Land, Historicity, and Lifestyle: Capital and Its Conversions among the Gentry in Poland Longina Jakubowska
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3 Continuity and Change as Two Identifying Principles amongst Nepalese Nobility Stefanie Lotter
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4 Beyond Wealth and Pleasant Posture: Exploring Elite Competition in the Patronage Democracy of Indonesia Deasy Simandjuntak
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5 In Defense: Elite Power Tijo Salverda
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6 Pupillage: The Shaping of a Professional Elite Fernanda Pirie and Justine Rogers
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7 Becoming Elite: Exclusion, Excellence, and Col
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