Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy, 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.
Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
For David, anthropology and anarchism were conceptually linked – both posited a horizontal and open-ended commitment to common projects; like anarchism, anthropology depends on an effort to understand what the other thinks and feels; in other words, the method of anthropology is the spirit of anarchism. In this brief text, David traces the shared intellectual genealogy of both traditions to illuminate the way an anarchist social theory could reveal the endless variety of human societies.
by Andris Suvajevs
Chinese (Simplified)
Title: 无政府主义人类学碎片
First Published: 2014
ISBN: 9787549555277
Publisher: Guangxi Normal University Press
Pages: 120
Czech
Title: Fragmenty anarchistické antropologie
First Published: 2013
ISBN: 9788087259191
Publisher: Tranzit
Pages: 104
Danish
Title: Brudstykker af en anarkistisk antropologi
First Published: 2016
ISBN: 9788793312258
Publisher: OVO Press
Pages: 93
Title: Brudstykker af en anarkistisk antropologi (2nd edition)
First Published: 2017
ISBN: 9788793312210
Publisher: OVO Press
Pages: 93
English
Title: Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
First Published: 2004
ISBN: 9780972819640
Publisher: Prickly Paradigm Press
Pages: 102
French
Title: Pour une anthropologie anarchiste
First Published: 2018
ISBN: 9782895962724
Publisher: Lux
Pages: 128
German
Title: Frei von Herrschaft: Fragmente einer anarchistischen Anthropologie
First Published: 2008
ISBN: 9783779502081
Publisher: Peter Hammer Verlag
Pages: 120
Greek
Title: Αποσπάσματα μιας Αναρχικής Ανθρωπολογίας
First Published: 2019
ISBN: 9789608970502
Publisher: Stasei Ekpiptontes
Pages: 160
Indonesian
Title: Kepingan-Kepingan Antropologi Anarkis
First Published: 2021
Publisher: Pustaka Catut
Pages: 110
Italian
Title: Frammenti di antropologia anarchica
First Published: 2006
ISBN: 9788889490259
Publisher: Eleuthera
Pages: 103
Title: Frammenti di antropologia anarchica
First Published: 2020
ISBN: 9788833020839
Publisher: Eleuthera
Pages: 136
Japanese
Title: アナーキスト人類学のための断章
First Published: 2006
ISBN: 9784753102513
Publisher: Ibunsha
Pages: 197
Korean
Title: 아나키스트 인류학의 조각들
First Published: 2016
ISBN: 9791195277063
Publisher: Podobat
Pages: 192
Lithuanian
Title: Anarchistinės antropologijos fragmentai
First Published: 2020
ISBN: 9786098280029
Publisher: Hubris
Pages: 128
Polish
Title: Fragmenty antropologii anarchistycznej
First Published: 2021
ISBN: 9788366114227
Publisher: Bractwo Trojka
Pages: 78
Russian
Title: Фрагменты анархистской антропологии
First Published: 2014
Publisher: Radikalnaya Teoriya i Praktika
Pages: 168
Slovene
Title: Fragmenti anarhistične antropologije
First Published: 2013
ISBN: 9789612570538
Publisher: Založba
Pages: 105
Spanish
Title: Fragmentos de Antropología Anarquista
First Published: 2011
ISBN: 9788492559220
Publisher: Virus
Title: Fragmentos de Antropología Anarquista
First Published: 2019
ISBN: 9788492559923
Publisher: Virus
Pages: 128
Turkish
Title: Anarşist Bir Antropolojiden Parçalar
First Published: 2012
ISBN: 9786054238873
Publisher: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi
Pages: 102
ON ANARCHIST ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropology Against the State:
A Review of David Graeber's Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
On the Inseparability of High Theory and Low Theory:
A Critical Review of David Graeber´s Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
Review of David Graeber,Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
Book Review: Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
Steven Shaviro, professor in English at Wayne State University
David Graeber's Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology is filled with interesting and provocative ideas. Graeber wants to ally the discipline of anthropology with the anarchist currents that have shown up, most recently, in the anti-globalization movement. Each, he says, has a lot to offer the other.
