History and theory in anthropology /
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Author / Creator: | Barnard, Alan (Alan J.) |
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Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000. |
Description: | xii, 243 p. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4297520 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- 1. Visions of anthropology
- 2. Precursors of the anthropological tradition
- 3. Changing perspectives on evolution
- 4. Diffusionist and culture-area theories
- 5. Functionalism and structural-functionalism
- 6. Action-centred, processual and Marxist perspectives
- 7. From relativism to cognitive science
- 8. Structuralism, from linguistics to anthropology
- 9. Poststructuralists, feminists and (other) mavericks
- 10. Interpretive and postmodernist approaches
- 11. Conclusions
- Appendix 1. Dates of birth and death of individuals mentioned in the text
- Appendix 2. Glossary
- References
- Index