David Graeber
Impact in
- Anthropology top 0.2%
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.5%
- Anarchism and Radical Politics
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Papers in
- Anthropology 48
- Anthropological Studies and Insights 40
- Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis 11
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- Anarchism and Radical Politics 21
- Political Economy and Marxism 17
- Emile Durkheim and Sociology 6
- Co-authors
- David Wengrow (5 shared papers)Stevphen Shukaitis (2 shared papers)Giovanni da Col (1 shared paper)Marshall Sahlins (2 shared papers)Michael C. Knapp (1 shared paper)Janet Biehl (1 shared paper)Sandra J.T.M. Evers (1 shared paper)Michael Lambek (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory (8 papers)American Anthropologist (3 papers)American Ethnologist (2 papers)Journal of Religion in Africa (2 papers)New Left Review (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesBrazil
In The Last Decade
David Graeber
97 papers receiving 4.1k citations
David Graeber's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 130
- Anthropology 1.3k
- Sociology and Political Science 2k
- Urban Studies 252
- Cultural Studies 356
- Geography, Planning and Development 152
Countries citing papers authored by David Graeber
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Fields of papers citing papers by David Graeber
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Co-authors
The 16 scholars most cited alongside David Graeber, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toward An Anthropological Theory of Value Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 942 |
| 2 | Direct Action: An Ethnography Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 430 |
| 3 | Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 374 |
| 4 | The Democracy Project: A History, a Crisis, a Movement Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 332 |
| 5 | Radical alterity is just another way of saying “reality” Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 238 |
| 6 | Toward an Anthropological Theory of Value: The False Coin of Our Own Dreams Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 222 |
| 7 | The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 195 |
| 8 | Constituent imagination: militant investigations, collective theorization | 2007 | 193 |
| 9 | The new anarchists | 2002 | 179 |
| 10 | It is value that brings universes into being Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 165 |
| 11 | Possibilities: Essays on Hierarchy, Rebellion, and Desire | 2007 | 154 |
| 12 | 2012 | 146 | |
| 13 | Farewell to the ‘childhood of man’: ritual, seasonality, and the origins of inequality Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 144 |
| 14 | 2011 | 97 | |
| 15 | 2005 | 94 | |
| 16 | 1996 | 89 | |
| 17 | 2011 | 89 | |
| 18 | 2006 | 71 | |
| 19 | Bullshit Jobs: A Theory | 2018 | 68 |
| 20 | 2014 | 55 |
About David Graeber
David Graeber is a scholar working on Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations and History and Philosophy of Science, having authored 112 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Anthropological Studies and Insights (40 papers), Anarchism and Radical Politics (21 papers), Political Economy and Marxism (17 papers), Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis (11 papers), Political Theory and Democracy (7 papers), Emile Durkheim and Sociology (6 papers), Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies (5 papers) and Education and Work Dynamics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Anthropology (1.3k citations), Sociology and Political Science (2k citations), Urban Studies (252 citations), Cultural Studies (356 citations) and Geography, Planning and Development (152 citations). David Graeber has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include David Wengrow, Stevphen Shukaitis, Giovanni da Col, Marshall Sahlins, Michael C. Knapp, Janet Biehl, Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Michael Lambek, Karine E. Peschard and Jennifer Cole. Their work appears in journals such as Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory, American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, Journal of Religion in Africa and New Left Review.
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