by Georges Balandier · Ediciones Paidós · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475099972
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In this book, Georges Balandier, a sociologist and anthropologist of international renown, offers an innovative perspective on the nature of power. Balandier argues that power is the supreme form of social drama, a 'universal theatocracy' where leaders resort to symbols, ceremonies, and rites. The work explores the scenarios of power, from ancient sovereigns to contemporary politicians, and analyzes how traditional and postmodern societies represent and exercise power through information, communication, and technology.
Georges Balandier was a French sociologist, anthropologist and ethnologist noted for his research on Sub-Saharan Africa. Balandier was born in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont. He was a professor at the Sorbonne, and is a member of the Center for African Studies, a research center of the École pratique des hautes études. He held for many years the Editorship of Cahiers Internationaux de Sociologie and edited the series Sociologie d'Aujourd'hui at Presses Universitaires de France. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1976. He died on 5 October 2016 at the age of 95.
