History and theory in anthropology /

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Author / Creator:Barnard, Alan (Alan J.)
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
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ISBN:0521773334 (hb.)
0521774322
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-235) and index.
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