Quiet Days in Burgundy: A Study of Local Politics

Abeles, Marc/ McDermott, Annella (Translator)

ISBN 10: 0521383021 / ISBN 13: 9780521383028

Edité par Cambridge Univ Pr, 1991

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307 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Quiet Days in Burgundy: A Study of Local Politics
• Éditeur: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Date de parution: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521383021
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521383028
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Brand New
• Poids: 0,61 kilogramme

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Synopsis

In this book Abélès develops a fresh perspective on political life in France, both past and present, from the point of view of anthropology.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This ethnographic study of political life in the department of the Yonne, in the Burgundy region, explores a still richly Balzacian provincial world. The author, a French anthropologist, has extensive field experience in Ethiopia. Deploying the insights and methods of social anthropology by drawing on local history, interviews and participant observation, Abélès describes politicians at every level, from municipal officers to Members of Parliament and Ministers. He provides a clear picture of the process of 'decentralization' initiated by the Socialist government in 1982, and undermines the simplistic notion of 'centralist France'. This book, which develops a fresh perspective on political life in France, past and present, illustrates more generally an exciting approach to modern political phenomena, from the point of view of anthropology.