The human enterprise : a critical introduction to anthropological theory /
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| Author / Creator: | Lett, James William, 1955- |
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| Imprint: | Boulder : Westview Press, 1987. |
| Description: | xii, 178 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/867481 |
Table of Contents:
- About the Book and Author
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue The Challenge of Theory
- Part 1. The Philosophy Of Science
- 2. The Activity Of Science
- 3. The Concept Of Scientific Paradigms
- Part 2. The Anthropological Perspective
- 4. The Science Of Anthropology
- 5. The Domain Of Anthropological Inquiry
- 6. The Concept Of Culture
- 7. The Importance Of the Emic/Etic Distinction
- 8. The Culture Of Anthropology
- Part 3. The Wisdom Of Eclecticism
- 9. The Range Of Alternatives
- 11. The Paradigm Of Structuralism
- 12. The Paradigm Of Symbolic Anthropology
- 13. The Question Of Paradigmatic Commitment
- Part 4. The Clash Of Paradigms
- 14. The Sound And the Fury
- 15. The Image Of Limited Good
- 16. The Intractable Sacred Cow
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index