Anthropological Theory, History of Anthropology, Anthropology - General & Miscellaneous

History and Theory in Anthropology

Name: History and Theory in Anthropology
Author: Alan Barnard
ISBN: 9780521774321

by Alan Barnard

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Overview

History and Theory in Anthropology surveys the historical contexts of the great debates in the discipline, tracing the genealogies of theories and schools of thought and considering the problems involved in assessing these theories. The book covers the precursors of anthropology; evolutionism in all its guises; diffusionism and culture-area theories; functionalism and structural-functionalism; action-centered theories; processual and Marxist perspectives; the many faces of relativism, structuralism and post-structuralism; and recent interpretive and postmodernist viewpoints.

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Overview of anthropological theory covering the historical contexts of the great debates.

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"Clear, compact, comprehensive histories of anthropological thought are scarce. This work is a welcome exemplar of all three. Originiating in the author's course on anthropological theory, this work merits a place in hte syllabus of similar courses..." Choice