History of Anthropology

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19th Century Anthropology
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Anthropology Studies
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Colonialism
Cultural Anthropology
Edward Burnett Tylor
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Lewis Henry Morgan
Scientific Racism
Social Anthropology
Structuralism

Product details

  • ISBN 9780745333526
  • Weight: 335g
  • Dimensions: 135 x 215mm
  • Publication Date: 10 May 2013
  • Publisher: Pluto Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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This is a thoroughly updated and revised edition of a popular classic of modern anthropology. The authors provide summaries of 'Enlightenment', 'Romantic' and 'Victorian' anthropology, from the cultural theories of Morgan and Taylor to the often neglected contributions of German scholars. The ambiguous relationship between anthropology and national cultures is also considered.

The book provides an unparalleled account of theoretical developments in anthropology from the 1920s to the present, including functionalism, structuralism, hermeneutics, neo-Marxism and discourse analysis. There are brief biographies of major anthropologists and coverage of key debates including totemism, kinship and globalisation.

This essential text on anthropology is highly engaging, authoritative and suitable for students at all levels.

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists. He is the author of numerous classics of anthropology, including Small Places, Large Issues - 4th Edition (Pluto, 2015) and What is Anthropology? - 2nd Edition (Pluto, 2017).

Finn Sivert Nielsen worked in the anthropology departments at the University of Tromso and the University of Copenhagen. He is a contributor to A History of Anthropology (Pluto, 2013).

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