Engaging Anthropological Theory: A Social and Political History

ISBN-13: 9781138631328 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 440 str.

Mark Moberg

Opis

This fully revised 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 socio-political 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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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).