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Quiet Days in Burgundy: A Study of Local Politics
Contributor(s): Abeles, Marc (Author), Ab L?'s, Marc (Author), McDermott, Annella (Translator)

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 ISBN: 0521040876     ISBN-13: 9780521040877
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $45.59  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: This ethnographic study of political life in the department of Yonne, in the Burgundy region, explores a still richly Balzacian provincial world. The author, a French anthropologist, has extensive field experience in Ethiopia. Deploying the insights and methods of social anthropology, drawing on local history, interviews, and participant observation, Abeles describes politicians at every level, from municipal officers to members of parliament and ministers. He provides a clear picture of the process of "decentralization" initiated by the socialist government in 1982, and undermines the simplistic notion of "centralist France." This book, which develops a fresh perspective on political life in France past and present illustrates more generally a new approach to modern political phenomena from the point of view of anthropology.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - France
- Philosophy | Logic
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 944.41
Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.02 lbs) 316 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - French
 
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This ethnographic study of political life in the department of Yonne, in the Burgundy region, explores a still richly Balzacian provincial world. The author, a French anthropologist, has extensive field experience in Ethiopia. Deploying the insights and methods of social anthropology, drawing on local history, interviews, and participant observation, Abeles describes politicians at every level, from municipal officers to members of parliament and ministers. He provides a clear picture of the process of decentralization initiated by the socialist government in 1982, and undermines the simplistic notion of centralist France. This book, which develops a fresh perspective on political life in France past and present illustrates more generally a new approach to modern political phenomena from the point of view of anthropology.
 
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