Society Against the State
Essays in Political Anthropology
Book • 1974
In 'Society Against the State', Pierre Clastres challenges conventional views on the state and power by examining societies that actively prevent the rise of despotic authority.
He argues that economic expropriation and political coercion are inconsistent with tribal societies, using examples from South American Indian groups to illustrate his thesis.
Clastres' work refutes the idea that the state is the inevitable destiny of all societies, instead highlighting mechanisms that maintain autonomy and equality.
He argues that economic expropriation and political coercion are inconsistent with tribal societies, using examples from South American Indian groups to illustrate his thesis.
Clastres' work refutes the idea that the state is the inevitable destiny of all societies, instead highlighting mechanisms that maintain autonomy and equality.
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