Marxism and Anthropology: The History of a Relationship

ISBN-13: 9780415611602 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 180 str.

Maurice Bloch;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

This book examines the uses made of anthropology by Marx and Engels, and the uses made of Marxism by anthropologists. Looking at the writings of Marx and Engels on primitive societies, the book evaluates their views in the light of present knowledge and draws attention to inconsistencies in their analysis of pre-capitalist societies. These inconsistencies can be traced to the influence of contemporary anthropologists who regarded primitive societies as classless. As Marxist theory was built around the idea of class, without this concept the conventional Marxist analysis foundered. First published in 1983.

Spis treści

1. Anthropology and the Work of Marx and Engels 2. Marx and Engels on Anthropology 3. The Present-Day Standing of Marx's and Engel's Anthropology 4. The Direct Successors to Marx and Engels 5. Marxism and American Anthropology 6. Marxism and British and French Anthropology

O autorze

Maurice Bloch