Anthropological Theory

"Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History presents a selection of critical essays in anthropology from 1860 to the present day. Classic authors such as Marx, Durkheim, Boas, Malinowski and Douglas are joined by contemporary thinkers including Das, Ortner, Boellstorff and Simpson. McGee and Warms' detailed introductions examine critical developments in theory, introduce key people, and discuss historical and personal influences on theorists. In extensive footnotes, the editors provide commentary that puts the writing in historical and cultural context, defines unusual terms, translates non-English phrases, identifies references to other scholars and their works, and offers paraphrases and summaries of complex passages. The notes identify and provide background information on concepts important in the development of anthropology"-- Provided by publisher.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

R. Jon McGee is professor of anthropology at Texas State University. He is author or editor of numerous books, including Watching Lacandon Maya Lives, 2e, Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia (coedited with Richard L. Warms), and Sacred Realms: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion (coedited with Warms and James Garber), now in its second edition.

Richard L. Warms is professor of anthropology at Texas State University. In addition to his books with McGee, he has coauthored (with Serena Nanda) the best-selling textbooks Cultural Anthropology, 13e and Culture Counts, 5e.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: R. Jon (EDT)/ Warms McGee, R Jon McGee, Richard L Warms
• Mitarbeit: R Jon McGee (Herausgeber), Richard L Warms (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.10.2024
• EAN: 9781538183915
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8391-5
• Seiten: 800
• Themen: Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: customs & traditions, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology