Stratagems and Spoils : A Social Anthropology of Politics, Paperback by Bailey, F. G., ISBN 0813339332, ISBN-13 9780813339337, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

The reprint of a 1969 work by Bailey (formerly of the anthropology department of the U. of California, San Diego) which explores the similarities of political strategies utilized by Western politicians, Indian Swat Pathan chiefs, the American Mafia, and others across the globe in order to gain followers and erode the support of rivals for political or other power. Also included is a new postscript by the author that situates the work within the wider theoretical world of anthropology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()