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History and Theory in Anthropology Alan Barnard (University of Edinburgh)

History and Theory in Anthropology By Alan Barnard (University of Edinburgh)

History and Theory in Anthropology by Alan Barnard (University of Edinburgh)


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Summary

Twenty years after the first edition of his classic overview of the history and theory of anthropology, Barnard has written a revised edition for a new generation of students. It has a wider geographic coverage and includes new material on feminism, Marxism, action and process, nationalism, indigeneity, and 'race'.

History and Theory in Anthropology Summary

History and Theory in Anthropology by Alan Barnard (University of Edinburgh)

In the past twenty years, there have been exciting new developments in the field of anthropology. This second edition of Barnard's classic textbook on the history and theory of anthropology has been revised and expanded to include up-to-date coverage on all the most important topics in the field. Its coverage ranges from traditional topics like the beginnings of the subject, evolutionism, functionalism, structuralism, and Marxism, to ideas about globalization, post-colonialism, and notions of 'race' and of being 'indigenous'. There are several new chapters, along with an extensive glossary, index, dates of birth and death, and award-winning diagrams. Although anthropology is often dominated by trends in Europe and North America, this edition makes plain the contributions of trendsetters in the rest of the world too. With its comprehensive yet clear coverage of concepts, this is essential reading for a new generation of anthropology students.

About Alan Barnard (University of Edinburgh)

Alan Barnard is Emeritus Professor of the Anthropology of Southern Africa, University of Edinburgh. His many books include Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa, Social Anthropology and Human Origins, Genesis of Symbolic Thought, Language in Prehistory, and Bushmen: Kalahari Hunter-Gatherers and Their Descendants, all published by Cambridge University Press. In 2010 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Visions of Anthropology; 2. Precursors; 3. Changing perspectives on evolution; 4. Diffusionist and culture-area theories; 5. Functionalism and structural-functionalism; 6. Action and process; 7. Marxist perspectives; 8. From relativism to cognitive science; 9. Structuralism, from linguistics to Anthropology; 10. Poststructuralists and feminists; 11. Mavericks; 12. Interpretive approaches; 13. Postmodernism and its aftermath; 14. Conclusions; Appendix 1: Dates of birth and death; Appendix 2: Glossary; References; Index.

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NLS9781108947039
9781108947039
1108947034
History and Theory in Anthropology by Alan Barnard (University of Edinburgh)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2021-12-16
300
N/A
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