Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History

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McGraw-Hill Companies,Incorporated, Mar 12, 2007 - Social Science - 684 pages
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. Six of the 45 articles are new to this edition.

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Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History
R. Jon McGee,Richard Warms
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About the author (2007)

R. Jon McGee is a professor of Anthropology at Southwest Texas State University. He began his work with the Lacandon Maya of Mexico in 1980, and received his Ph.D. from Rice University in 1983. McGee is married, has a son and daughter, and has taught at Southwest Texas State since 1985. He is the author of numerous works on the Lacandon including Life, Ritual and Religion Among the Lacandon Maya, and Watching Lacandon Maya Lives. He is also the coauthor of the texts Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History and Many Worlds: Essays in Religious Practices, Beliefs, and Culture.

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TitleAnthropological Theory: An Introductory History
AuthorsR. Jon McGee, Richard Warms
Edition4, illustrated
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Companies,Incorporated, 2007
ISBN0073405221, 9780073405223
Length684 pages
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