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Engaging Anthropological Theory : A Social and Political History / by Mark Moberg.

By: Moberg, Mark [author.]Contributor(s): Taylor and FrancisMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, [2018]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (454 pages) : 80 illustrations, text file, PDFContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315208954Subject(s): SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural | Anthropological theory | Boas | Colonialism | Cultural Materialism | Durkheim | Geertz | Malinowski | Marvin Harris | Marx | Political Anthropology | Victor Turner | Weber | Anthropology -- Philosophy | Anthropology -- History | Anthropology -- Methodology | AnthropologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:  301.01 LOC classification:  GN33Online resources: Click here to view. Also available in print format.
Contents:
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 the Evolutionary Parables 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
Abstract: This updated 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 sociopolitical 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 the Evolutionary Parables 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

This updated 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 sociopolitical 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.

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