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What can anthropology and political science learn from each other? The authors argue that collaboration, particularly in the area of concepts and methodologies, is tremendously beneficial for both disciplines, though they also deal with some troubling aspects of the relationship.
List of contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Methods: Ethnography and Case Study
Chapter 3. Beyond Political Culture
Chapter 4. Symbolic Dimensions of Politics: Political Ritual and Ceremonial
Chapter 5. The Politics of Collective Identity: Contested Israeli Nationalisms
Chapter 6. Democratization in Deeply Divided Societies: The Netherlands, India, and Israel
Chapter 7. Camp David Rashomon: Contested Interpretations of the Israel/Palestine Peace Process
Chapter 8. What Can Political Scientists Learn About Civil Society From Anthropologists?
Chapter 9. Homo Sovieticus and Vernacular Knowledge
Chapter 10. Conclusions
Bibliography
About the author
Myron J. Aronoff is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Anthropology, and Jewish Studies at Rutgers University and Visiting Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He is the recipient of the 2013 AIS-Isreael Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jan Kubik is Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and the incoming Director of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London.
