The Anthropology of Power by Angela Cheater
Power and empowerment are hitherto neglected subjects within anthropology, thus no real competition
Should have wide appeal because of the range of areas and approaches represented; relevance should reach outside of anthropology into development studies
Next book in a strong and well established series, seen in the market as one of the key defining parts of our list
The conference forum from which this arises (held in Zimbabwe in 1997) aroused much interest.