History and Theory in Anthropology |
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| Author:
| Barnard, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-77432-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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Alan Barnard's balanced and judicious overview of anthropological theory covering the historical contexts of the great debates, tracing the genealogies of theories and schools of thought. It discusses evolutionism; diffusionism and culture area theories, functionalism and structural-functionalism; action-centred theories; processual and Marxist perspectives; relativism, structuralism and post-structuralism; interpretivism and postmodernism.
Alan Barnard's balanced and judicious overview of anthropological theory covering the historical contexts of the great debates, tracing the genealogies of theories and schools of thought. It discusses evolutionism; diffusionism and culture area theories, functionalism and structural-functionalism; action-centred theories; processual and Marxist perspectives; relativism, structuralism and post-structuralism; interpretivism and postmodernism.