Search Results: two dimensional man an essay on the by abner cohen

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press, 1977. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press, 1977. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of California Press, 1977-03-04. Paperback. Good.

University of California Press, 1974. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of California Press, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. New. .

University of California Press, 1977-03-04. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap.

University of California Press, 1974. Hardcover. Good.

University of California Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul . xii 174pp hardback, brown cloth gilt in wrapper, ownership signature and small stain to fore-edges, good in a good wrapper . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1974.

Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 156 pages (complete). Jacket shelf rubbed, corner nip, marked. Boards edge worn and a bit marked. Mild tanning, a bit foxing, pencil annotation, markings. Still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 156 pages, 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: Introduction: the bizarre and the mystical in modern society; The hidden dimension of organisation; Psychological and culturological explanations; Orientations in sociology and political science; The approach from political anthropology; Outline of the argument; 2 Power relations and symbolic action; The central theoretical issue in political anthropology; The power order; The symbolic order; Form and function of symbolic formations; 3 The dialectics of politico-symbolic interdependence; Continuity and change in symbolic formations; Action theorists (or transactionalists); Thought structuralists; Analysis v. description in social science; 4 Political… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. Central to this original study, first published in 1974, is that Political Man is also Symbolist Man, that man is two-dimensional. The book explores the possibilities of the systematic study of the dialectical interdependence between power relationships and symbolic action in modern, complex society. The discussion focuses on the processes by which interest groups, that cannot organise themselves formally, manipulate different types of symbolic formations to articulate a number of basic organisational functions: distinctiveness, communication, decision-making, authority, ideology and socialisation. The analysis is worked out in terms of specific case studies of different types of groupings, or 'invisible organisations' - ethnic, elitist, religious, ritually secret, cousinhood - which go through processes of cultural metamorphosis, shifting from one symbolic strategy to another, in response to changes in their circumstances. In conclusion, the discussion is brought… Read More

Taylor & Francis, 2017. Paperback. New. 170 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.39 inches.

Routledge, 2015. Hardcover. New. 170 pages. 9.13x6.57x1.11 inches.