A History of AnthropologyThis is the first book to cover the entire history of social and cultural anthropology in a single volume. Beginning with a summary of the discipline in the nineteenth century, exploring major figures such as Morgan and Tylor, it goes on to provide a comprehensive overview of the discipline in the twentieth century.The bulk of the book is devoted to themes and controversies characteristic of post First World War anthropology, from structural functionalism via structuralism to hermeneutics, cultural ecology, discourse analysis and, most recently, globalization and postmodernism. The authors emphasise throughout the need to see changes in the discipline in a wider social, political and intellectual context. This is a timely, concise history of a major discipline, in an engaging and thought-provoking narrative, that will appeal to students of anthropology worldwide. |
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... theory ' . Practice theory was , according to Ortner , an outgrowth of several dominant tendencies in the discipline , most prominently the old controversy between actor - oriented and structure- oriented approaches during the 1950s ...
... theory ' . Practice theory was , according to Ortner , an outgrowth of several dominant tendencies in the discipline , most prominently the old controversy between actor - oriented and structure- oriented approaches during the 1950s ...
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... theory ( Chapter 5 ) , and inspired theoretically by the burgeoning discussions of exchange theory that emerged during the 1990s , actor - network theory becomes a formidable tool for analysis of global processes . Arjun Appadurai is ...
... theory ( Chapter 5 ) , and inspired theoretically by the burgeoning discussions of exchange theory that emerged during the 1990s , actor - network theory becomes a formidable tool for analysis of global processes . Arjun Appadurai is ...
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... theories of , 95 Chaos Theory , 164 charismatic power ( Weber's third type ) , 33-4 Chartist revolt . 16 Chayanov , Alexander , 67 , 114 , 122 Chicago University , 109 , 136 ; Chicago School , 66-9 , 93 ; ' Man the Hunter ' symposium ...
... theories of , 95 Chaos Theory , 164 charismatic power ( Weber's third type ) , 33-4 Chartist revolt . 16 Chayanov , Alexander , 67 , 114 , 122 Chicago University , 109 , 136 ; Chicago School , 66-9 , 93 ; ' Man the Hunter ' symposium ...
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Victorians Germans and a Frenchman | 16 |
Four Founding Fathers | 36 |
Expansion and Institutionalisation | 54 |
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