# Harold Barclay

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**Harold B. Barclay** (January 3, 1924[1] – 20 December 2017) was a professor emeritus in [anthropology](/source/Anthropology) at the [University of Alberta](/source/University_of_Alberta), [Edmonton](/source/Edmonton), [Alberta](/source/Alberta).[2] His research focused on rural society in modern [Egypt](/source/Egypt) and the northern Arab [Sudan](/source/Sudan), [political anthropology](/source/Political_anthropology) and the [anthropology of religion](/source/Anthropology_of_religion).[3] He is also commonly acknowledged as a notable writer in [anarchist](/source/Anarchism) 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](/source/Cornell_University_Press), 1964.
1. *The role of the horse in man's culture.* London: J.A. Allen, 1980. ISBN 0-85131-329-9
1. *Culture: the human way. Calgary.* Alta., Canada: Western Publishers, 1986. ISBN 0-919119-11-5
1. *Anthropology and Anarchism.* Cambridge: the Anarchist Encyclopaedia, 1986.
1. *People without Government: An Anthropology of Anarchy*, rev. ed., Seattle: [Left Bank Books](/source/Left_Bank_Books_(Seattle)), 1990. ISBN 0-939306-09-3.
1. *Culture and anarchism.* London: [Freedom Press](/source/Freedom_Press), 1997. ISBN 0-900384-84-0
1. *The state.* London: [Freedom Press](/source/Freedom_Press), 2003. ISBN 1-904491-00-6
1. *Longing for Arcadia: memoirs of an anarcho-cynicalist anthropologist.* Victoria, B.C.: [Trafford](/source/Trafford_Publishing), 2005. ISBN 1-4120-5679-9

## References

1. Barclay, Harold (2005). [*Longing for Arcadia*](https://archive.org/details/longingforarcadi0000barc). Trafford Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4120-5679-3.

1. ["Harold Barton Barclay Obituary - Vernon, BC"](https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/vernon-bc/harold-barclay-7688806). *Dignity Memorial*. Retrieved 2018-06-03.

1. ["Harold Barclay (1924-2017) – CASCA"](https://cas-sca.ca/en/harold-barclay/). 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2025-12-05.

## Further reading

- Graham, Robert (2006). "Harold Barclay—anthropologist of anarchy". *[Anarchist Studies](/source/Anarchist_Studies)*. **14** (2): 167–170. [ISSN 0967-3393](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0967-3393)

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