Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy - everywhere, t
hat is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for
ideas about how society might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienat
ing basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of romanticism, respond w
ith 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 on
ly exists in the realm of possibility: anarchist anthropology.
