TY - BOOK AU - Graeber,David AU - Sahlins,Marshall David AU - غريبر، ديفيد AU - سالينز، مارشال TI - On kings SN - 978-0-9861325-0-6 U1 - 303.3 23E PY - 2017/// CY - Chicago PB - Hau books N1 - Bibliogr. p. 465-514 N2 - In anthropology as much as in popular imagination, kings are figures of fascination and intrigue, heroes or tyrants in ways presidents and prime ministers can never be. This collection of essays by two of the world's most distinguished anthropologists-David Graeber and Marshall Sahlins-explores what kingship actually is, historically and anthropologically. As they show, kings are symbols for more than just sovereignty: indeed, the study of kingship offers a unique window into fundamental dilemmas concerning the very nature of power, meaning, and the human condition ER -