Legitimacy in Crisis

Case-Studies in American Political Culture

Lawrence Rosen (Princeton University, USA)

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Routledge
27 May 2024

Anthropology; Political structure & processes

This book takes a case study approach to explore the crisis of legitimacy in American political culture. The question of legitimacy resides at the heart of any political system. However, understanding why an individual should recognize another’s power over them is not solely limited to the analytically political but is deeply embedded in the larger cultural context of any society. Through a series of ethnographic case studies focused on the United States – from those involving the rhetoric of presidential prophecy and abuse of power to the dispute over a local sewerage authority’s reach and a case of classroom blasphemy – the book aims to demonstrate both a ground-up approach to the problem of legitimacy and to capture some of the common cultural features that bond the examples together. The book will, therefore, be of interest to scholars of anthropology, sociology, political science, and socio-legal studies.

By: Lawrence Rosen (Princeton University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781032288710
ISBN 10: 103228871X
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lawrence Rosen is the William N. Cromwell Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Princeton University, U.S.A, and Adjunct Professor of Law Emeritus at Columbia Law School, U.S.A. As an anthropologist, he has worked on Arab social life and Islamic law; as a legal scholar, he has worked on the rights of indigenous peoples and American socio-legal issues. He is a member of the bar of the State of North Carolina and the U.S. Supreme Court.