Harold Barclay
Birth nameHarold Barton Barclay
Birth dateJanuary 3, 1924
Birth placeNewton, Massachusetts, United States
Death dateDecember 20, 2017 (aged 93)
Death placeVernon, British Columbia, Canada
EducationStockbridge School of Agriculture
Alma materCornell University
Thesis urlhttps://archive.org/details/buurriallamaabsu00barc/mode/2up
Thesis year1961
InfluencesRuth Benedict
DisciplineAnthropology
Sub disciplinePolitical anthropology
WorkplacesUniversity of Alberta
Main interestsAnarchism

Harold B. Barclay (January 3, 1924[1] – 20 December 2017) was a professor emeritus in anthropology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.[2] His research focused on rural society in modern Egypt and the northern Arab Sudan, political anthropology and the anthropology of religion.[3] He is also commonly acknowledged as a notable writer in anarchist theory, specialising in theories involving the structure and oppressive systems of the state and how society would operate without a formal government.[3]

Select bibliography

  1. Buurri al Lamaab, is a suburban village in Sudan. Cornell studies in anthropology. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1964.
  2. The role of the horse in man's culture. London: J.A. Allen, 1980. ISBN 0-85131-329-9
  3. Culture: the human way. Calgary. Alta., Canada: Western Publishers, 1986. ISBN 0-919119-11-5
  4. Anthropology and Anarchism. Cambridge: the Anarchist Encyclopaedia, 1986.
  5. People without Government: An Anthropology of Anarchy, rev. ed., Seattle: Left Bank Books, 1990. ISBN 0-939306-09-3.
  6. Culture and anarchism. London: Freedom Press, 1997. ISBN 0-900384-84-0
  7. The state. London: Freedom Press, 2003. ISBN 1-904491-00-6
  8. Longing for Arcadia: memoirs of an anarcho-cynicalist anthropologist. Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, 2005. ISBN 1-4120-5679-9

References

  1. ^ Barclay, Harold (2005). Longing for Arcadia. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4120-5679-3.
  2. ^ "Harold Barton Barclay Obituary - Vernon, BC". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  3. ^ "Harold Barclay (1924-2017) – CASCA". 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2025-12-05.

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