Wolf, Eric R. 1923-1999

Sons of the shaking earth by Eric R Wolf ( Book )
49 editions published between 1959 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,664 libraries worldwide

Peasants by Eric R Wolf ( Book )
16 editions published between 1966 and 1985 in 7 languages and held by 1,548 libraries worldwide

Europe and the people without history by Eric R Wolf ( Book )
27 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,532 libraries worldwide

Peasant wars of the twentieth century by Eric R Wolf ( Book )
29 editions published between 1969 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 1,516 libraries worldwide

Envisioning power ideologies of dominance and crisis by Eric R Wolf ( Book )
13 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in English and held by 1,287 libraries worldwide
With the originality and energy that have marked his earlier works, Eric Wolf now explores the historical relationship of ideas, power, and culture. Responding to anthropology's long reliance on a concept of culture that takes little account of power, Wolf argues that power is crucial in shaping the circumstances of cultural production. Responding to social-science notions of ideology that incorporate power but disregard the ways ideas respond to cultural promptings, he demonstrates how power and ideas connect through the medium of culture. Wolf advances his argument by examining three very different societies, each remarkable for its flamboyant ideological expressions: the Kwakiutl Indians of the Northwest Pacific Coast, the Aztecs of pre-Hispanic Mexico, and National Socialist Germany. Tracing the history of each case, he shows how these societies faced tensions posed by ecological, social, political, or psychological crises, prompting ideological responses that drew on distinctive, historically rooted cultural understandings. In each case study, Wolf analyzes how the regnant ideology intertwines with power around the pivotal relationships that govern social labor. Anyone interested in the history of anthropology or in how the social sciences make comparisons will want to join Wolf in Envisioning power.

Pathways of power building an anthropology of the modern world by Eric R Wolf ( Book )
11 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1,162 libraries worldwide
"This collection of twenty-eight essays by Eric R. Wolf is a legacy of some of his most original work, with an insightful foreword by Aram Yengoyan."--Jacket.

The human condition in Latin America by Eric R Wolf ( Book )
11 editions published between 1972 and 2004 in English and held by 1,145 libraries worldwide

Anthropology by Eric R Wolf ( Book )
12 editions published between 1964 and 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,045 libraries worldwide

The hidden frontier : ecology and ethnicity in an Alpine valley by John W Cole ( Book )
4 editions published between 1973 and 1999 in English and held by 687 libraries worldwide
"This study of ethnicity, identity, and nation-building has a new introduction (on which Eric Wolf collaborated near the end of his life) that shows the continuing validity of the book's innovative approach to ethnography, ecology, culture, and politics. The authors investigated two Alpine villages - the German-speaking community of St. Felix and Romance-speaking Tret - only a mile apart in the same mountain valley."--BOOK JACKET.

The Valley of Mexico : studies in pre-Hispanic ecology and society ( Book )
8 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 510 libraries worldwide