Chiles Political Culture and Parties: An Anthropological Explanation (Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies) [Paperback]

Larissa Adler Lomnitz (Author), Ana Melnick (Author), Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies (Corporate Author)

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• Paperback: 161 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0268022623
• ISBN-13: 978-0268022624
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended reading for students of Chile's history, March 18, 2001

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In Chile's Political Culture And Parties: An Anthropological Explanation, Larissa Lomnitz and Ana Melnick collaborate to examine Chile's political culture in terms of Chileans functioning within social categories and rules which they called the "grammar" of the national Chilean culture. They argue that political parties in Chile are a conglomeration of horizontal networks of friends and that class is succinctly established within Chile's social fabric and defined by a mixture of variables (including an individual's position in the economy, social network, religious beliefs, and life-style choices). Chile's Political Culture And Parties is a seminal, scholarly, original, and highly recommended reading for students of Chile's history, politics, and contemporary culture.