Engaging Anthropological Theory

A Social and Political History

Mark Moberg (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

440 Seiten

2018 | 2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-63134-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This updated second edition of Mark Moberg's lively book offers a fresh look at the history of anthropological theory. Covering key concepts and theorists, Engaging Anthropological Theory examines the historical context of anthropological ideas and the contested nature of anthropology itself. Anthropological ideas regarding human diversity have always been rooted in the sociopolitical conditions in which they arose and exploring them in context helps students understand how and why they evolved, and how theory relates to life and society. Illustrated throughout, this engaging text moves away from the dry recitation of past viewpoints in anthropology and brings the subject matter to life.

Autor

Mark Moberg is Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Alabama, USA, and has many years of experience teaching anthropological theory. His other books include Slipping Away: Banana Politics and Fair Trade in the Eastern Caribbean (2008).

Inhalt

1. Of Politics and Paradigms 2. Claims and Critiques of Anthropological Knowledge 3. Anthropology before Anthropologists 4. Theory and Practice to Change the World 5. Heirs to Order and Progress 6. Spencer, Darwin, and some Evolutionary Tales for our Time 7. The Boasian Revolution 8. Culture and Psychology 9. Functionalism, the Pure and the Hyphenated 10. Anti-Structure and the Collapse of Empire 11. Evolution Redux 12. Contemporary Materialist and Ecological Approaches 13. Symbols, Structures, and the “Web of Significance” 14. Postmodern Political Economy and Sensibilities 15. The Contemporary Anthropological Moment

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.09.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 3 Tables, black and white; 77 Illustrations, black and white
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 860 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-138-63134-5 / 1138631345
• ISBN-13: 978-1-138-63134-2 / 9781138631342
• Zustand: Neuware