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Pierre Clastres

(1934–1977) Anthropologist

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Pierre Clastres was an anthropologist, best known for La société contre l'État.

Quick Facts About Pierre Clastres

Born
May 17, 1934
Died
July 29, 1977
Profession
Anthropologist
Notable works
La société contre l'État

About Pierre Clastres

Pierre Clastres was a French anthropologist, ethnographer, and ethnologist. He is best known for his contributions to the field of political anthropology, with his fieldwork among the Guayaki in Paraguay and his theory of stateless societies. He mostly researched Indigenous peoples of the Americas in which the power was not considered coercive and chieftains were powerless.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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