Anthropological theory has been much discussed in recent years, yet the crucial questions still remain--how can it be defined, how is it developed, how is it to be applied, and how can one confirm it? The editors of Anthropological Theory answer these questions by presenting essays relating to various aspects of anthropological theory. Their selections from widely scattered and often difficult-to-obtain sources present a comprehensive set of writings that describe the current position and issues involved in theory.
The development of field work in anthropology generated a...
Anthropological theory has been much discussed in recent years, yet the crucial questions still remain--how can it be defined, how is it developed,...
This festschrift commemorates Julian H. Steward. The essays were contributed by former students, colleagues, and other anthropologists whose research or thinking has been influenced by him. There was no preconceived attempt to give the volume any greater sense of unity or to impose upon the contributors any restrictions as to subject matter. On the contrary, each author was urged to write on an anthropological topic of greatest current interest to himself. Many of the essays could be placed just as handily within a division other than the one to which they have arbitrarily been assigned in...
This festschrift commemorates Julian H. Steward. The essays were contributed by former students, colleagues, and other anthropologists whose resear...
A little bit Wimsey, a little bit Wooster, young gay aristocrat Viscount Foxbridge (Foxy to his friends) moves to London in June 1927 and begins poking his nose into other people's business; but life in a big city is quite different from Oxford or Eton, and Foxy's habitual nosy-parkering turns up a surprising number of corpses. With his excellent valet Pond in tow, Foxy solves mysteries, falls in love with a cop, befriends a dominatrix, becomes engaged to a cross-dressing debutante, hobnobs with royalty, and finds adventure around every corner. With nods to P.G. Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh, and...
A little bit Wimsey, a little bit Wooster, young gay aristocrat Viscount Foxbridge (Foxy to his friends) moves to London in June 1927 and begins pokin...