A History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition

2013-04-26 Social Science

Author : Paul A. Erickson
Release : 2013-04-26
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 614/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition written by Paul A. Erickson. This book was released on 2013-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the latest edition of their popular overview text, Erickson and Murphy continue to provide a comprehensive, affordable, and accessible introduction to anthropological theory from antiquity to the present. A new section on twenty-first-century anthropological theory has been added, with more coverage given to postcolonialism, non-Western anthropology, and public anthropology. The book has also been redesigned to be more visually and pedagogically engaging. Used on its own, or paired with the companion volume Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition, this reader offers a flexible and highly useful resource for the undergraduate anthropology classroom. For additional resources, visit the "Teaching Theory" page at www.utpteachingculture.com.

History and Theory in Anthropology

2000-06-15 Social Science

Author : Alan Barnard
Release : 2000-06-15
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 932/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book History and Theory in Anthropology written by Alan Barnard. This book was released on 2000-06-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropology is a discipline very conscious of its history, and Alan Barnard has written a clear, balanced and judicious textbook that surveys the historical contexts of the great debates and traces the genealogies of theories and schools of thought. It also considers 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-centred theories; processual and Marxist perspectives; the many faces of relativism, structuralism and post-structuralism; and recent interpretive and postmodernist viewpoints.

The Rise of Anthropological Theory

2001 Social Science

Author : Marvin Harris
Release : 2001
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 333/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Rise of Anthropological Theory written by Marvin Harris. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best known, most often cited history of anthropological theory is finally available in paperback! First published in 1968, Harris's book has been cited in over 1,000 works and is one of the key documents explaining cultural materialism, the theory associated with Harris's work. This updated edition included the complete 1968 text plus a new introduction by Maxine Margolis, which discusses the impact of the book and highlights some of the major trends in anthropological theory since its original publication. RAT, as it is affectionately known to three decades of graduate students, comprehensively traces the history of anthropology and anthropological theory, culminating in a strong argument for the use of a scientific, behaviorally-based, etic approach to the understanding of human culture known as cultural materialism. Despite its popularity and influence on anthropological thinking, RAT has never been available in paperback_until now. It is an essential volume for the library of all anthropologists, their graduate students, and other theorists in the social sciences.

Engaging Anthropological Theory

2013 Social Science

Author : Mark Moberg
Release : 2013
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 991/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Engaging Anthropological Theory written by Mark Moberg. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers a fresh look at the history of anthropological theory. Anthropological ideas about human diversity have always been rooted in the socio-political conditions in which they arose, and exploring them in context helps students understand how and why they evolved, and how theory relates to life and society.

Anthropological Theory

2003 Social Science

Author : R. Jon McGee
Release : 2003
Genre : Social Science
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Download or read book Anthropological Theory written by R. Jon McGee. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written.

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