Max Gluckman
Max Gluckman · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Social anthropologist, founder of the Manchester School, studied conflict in African societies
1911, Johannesburg, South Africa — 1975, Jerusalem, Israel
South Africa · United Kingdom · Zambia
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Born to a Russian-Jewish immigrant family in Johannesburg, Gluckman founded the influential 'Manchester School' of social anthropology. He pioneered the study of conflict, ritual and social cohesion in African societies, showing how disputes could reinforce rather than dissolve social order. He built the anthropology department at the University of Manchester.
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Social anthropologist, founder of the Manchester School, studied conflict in African societies
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Anthropology
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