Fragments Of An Anarchist Anthropology
by David Graeber /
2004 / English / PDF
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Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political
philosophy—everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists
repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society
might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienating
basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of
romanticism, respond with silence . . . . But what if they
didn't?
Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political
philosophy—everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists
repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society
might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienating
basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of
romanticism, respond with silence . . . . But what if they
didn't?
This pamphlet ponders what that response would be, and explores
the implications of linking anthropology to anarchism. Here,
David Graeber invites readers to imagine this discipline that
currently only exists in the realm of possibility: anarchist
anthropology.
This pamphlet ponders what that response would be, and explores
the implications of linking anthropology to anarchism. Here,
David Graeber invites readers to imagine this discipline that
currently only exists in the realm of possibility: anarchist
anthropology.