Download or read book The Frailty of Authority written by Myron Joel Aronoff and published by HOEPLI EDITORE. This book was released on 1986 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Frailty of Authority explores the social, economic, cultural, and historical forces that shape and constrain the common worldviews that give ideological legitimacy to collectivities ranging from dynastic American families to Communist party cadres in China. The Frailty of Authority is the fifth consecutive volume in the series, Political Anthropology. It offers original analyses in a pioneering, multidisciplinary field concerned with understanding political man. Articles cover a wide range of theoretical, conceptual, and methodological approaches in exploring the complex inter-relationships among socioeconomic, cultural, and political phenomena.