{"product_id":"on-kings-paperback","title":"On Kings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Graeber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarshall Sahlins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn anthropology as much as in popular imagination, kings are figures of fascination and intrigue, heroes or tyrants in ways presidents and prime ministers can never be. This collection of essays by two of the world's most distinguished anthropologists--David Graeber and Marshall Sahlins--explores what kingship actually is, historically and anthropologically. As they show, kings are symbols for more than just sovereignty: indeed, the study of kingship offers a unique window into fundamental dilemmas concerning the very nature of power, meaning, and the human condition. \u003cbr\u003e Reflecting on issues such as temporality, alterity, and utopia--not to mention the divine, the strange, the numinous, and the bestial--Graeber and Sahlins explore the role of kings as they have existed around the world, from the BaKongo to the Aztec to the Shilluk and beyond. Richly delivered with the wit and sharp analysis characteristic of Graeber and Sahlins, this book opens up new avenues for the anthropological study of this fascinating and ubiquitous political figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Graeber \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eThe Utopia of Rules\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMarshall Sahlins\u003c\/b\u003e is the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Chicago and the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eConfucius Institutes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 556\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733427294271,"sku":"9780986132506","price":58.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fe3a602da31bd707e2797721f512fa30.webp?v=1765135912","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/on-kings-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}