Full Description
In the last twenty years Antonio Gramsci has become a major presence in British and American anthropology, especially for anthropologists working on issues of culture and power. This book explores Gramsci's understanding of culture and the links between culture and power. Kate Crehan makes extensive use of Gramsci's own writings, including his preprison journalism and prison letters as well as the prison notebooks. Gramsci, Culture and Anthropology also provides an account of the intellectual and political contexts within which he was writing. Crehan examines the challenge that Gramsci's approach poses to common anthropological assumptions about the nature of "culture" as well as the potential usefulness of Gramsci's writings for contemporary anthropologists.
Contents
Reading Gramsci Joseph A. Buttigieg Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART I: CONTEXTS 2. Gramsci's Life and Work 3. Anthropology and Culture; Some Culture 6. Intellectuals and the Production of Culture PART III: GRAMSCI AND ANTHROPOLOGY 7. Gramsci Now Bibliography Index
