The dynamics of power in a Philippine Municipality
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Publication Year
1963
Publisher
Pages
227
Subject
Power (Social sciences)
Description
This book represents an attempt to describe and understand the struggle for power in a lowland community in the Philippines.
Among other things, it:
- Establishes that politics is one pf the many foci for a continuing power struggle waged by opposed personal alliance groups
- Shows how alliance groups are temporary and unstable coalitions dictated by common interest and mutual advantage.
- Brings out that kinship, while important, is not anywhere so crucial as it is commonly thought to be.
Among other things, it:
- Establishes that politics is one pf the many foci for a continuing power struggle waged by opposed personal alliance groups
- Shows how alliance groups are temporary and unstable coalitions dictated by common interest and mutual advantage.
- Brings out that kinship, while important, is not anywhere so crucial as it is commonly thought to be.
Number of Copies
1
