ANTH 3760R - Cultures:Afro-Eurasia Pol Anth
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 43915,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Paul Kardulias
Email: pnkardulias@ysu.edu
Course Description
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Political Leadership among Swat Pathans | Barth, Frederik | 0-485-19619-0 |
| Required | Political Anthropology. 3rd edition | Lewellen, Ted C. | 0-89789-890-7 |
| Required | Boss. Richard J. Daley of Chicago | Royko, Mike | 0-452-26167-8 |
Chapters and articles. Access on Blackboard
Bailey, F. G. 2001. Stratagems and Spoils: A Social Anthropology of Politics. Boulder: Westview Press. Chapters 1-2, pp. 1-34.
Easton, David. 1957. The Analysis of Political Systems. World Politics, pp. 93-106.
Fortes, Meyer, and E.E. Evans-Pritchard. 1940. Introduction. In African Political Systems, edited by M. Fortes and E.E. Evans-Pritchard, pp. 1-23. Oxford University Press, London.
Hofstadter, Richard. 1964. The Paranoid Style in American Politics. Harper's Magazine, 229:1374, pp.77-86.
Levi-Strauss, Claude. 1944. The Social and Psychological Aspect of Chieftainship in a Primitive Tribe: The Nambikuara of Northwestern Mato Grosso. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences, pp. 16-23.
Sahlins, Marshall. 1961. The Segmentary Lineage: An Organization of Predatory Expansion. American Anthropologist, New Series, vol. 63, no. 2, part 1, pp. 322-345.
Swartz, Marc, Victor Turner, and Arthur Tuden, eds. 1966. Political Anthropology. Aldine, Chicago. Introduction, pp. 1-41.
Weatherford, J. McIver. 1985. Tribes on the Hill. The U.S. Congress Rituals and Reality. Rawson, Wade, New York. Ch. 1-2, pp. 3-44.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
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| Tue | 8/25 | Introduction. Political anthropology as a subset of the discipline | ||
| Tue | 9/1 | David Easton article | Defining politics. An overview of political philosophy, relevant thinkers and concepts | A one-page reaction paper on the Easton article |
| Tue | 9/8 | Lewellen, ch. 1 | Political philosophy, continued | |
| Tue | 9/15 | Fortes and Evans-Pritchard book chapter | The origins of political anthropology | |
| Tue | 9/22 | Barth book | A cultural model for politics | |
| Tue | 9/29 | 1. Lewellen, ch. 2 2. Levi-Strauss article |
Non-state political systems Film: Ongka’s Big Moka |
Prospectus on topic for research paper |
| Tue | 10/6 | 1. Lewellen, ch 3 2. Sahlins article |
Emergence of the state | Book review due |
| Tue | 10/13 | Hofstadter article | States and information flow | Mid-term exam |
| Tue | 10/20 | 1. Lewellen, ch. 5 2. Swartz et al. book chapter |
Structuralism revised The process approach |
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| Tue | 10/27 | 1. Lewellen, ch. 6 2. Royko book |
Politics and the individual Film: Daley: The Last Boss |
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| Tue | 11/3 | Lewellen, ch. 9 | Elites, Nationalism | |
| Tue | 11/10 | 1. Bailey book chapter 2. Lewellen, ch. 10 |
Game theory Postmodernist approach to politics |
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| Tue | 11/17 | 1. Lewellen, ch. 4 2. Weatherford book chapter |
Politics, Religion, Symbolism | A one-page reaction paper on the Weatherford reading |
| Tue | 11/24 | Lewellen, ch. 8, 11 | Gender in politics Globalization |
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| Tue | 12/1 | Lewellen, ch. 7 | Political protest | |
| Tue | 12/8 | Research paper due by noon |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.