Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory write by Matei Candea. This book was released on 2018-01-23. Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents an overview of important currents of thought in social and cultural anthropology, from the 19th century to the present. It introduces readers to the origins, context and continuing relevance of a fascinating and exciting kaleidoscope of ideas that have transformed the humanities and social sciences, and the way we understand ourselves and the societies we live in today. Each chapter provides a thorough yet engaging introduction to a particular theoretical school, style or conceptual issue. Together they build up to a detailed and comprehensive critical introduction to the most salient areas of the field. The introduction reflects on the substantive themes which tie the chapters together and on what the very notions of ‘theory’ and ‘theoretical school’ bring to our understanding of anthropology as a discipline. The book tracks a core lecture series given at Cambridge University and is essential reading for all undergraduate students undertaking a course on anthropological theory or the history of anthropological thought. It will also be useful more broadly for students of social and cultural anthropology, sociology, human geography and cognate disciplines in the social sciences and humanities.
History and Theory in Anthropology
History and Theory in Anthropology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History and Theory in Anthropology write by Alan Barnard. This book was released on 2000-06-15. History and Theory in Anthropology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Anthropology is a discipline very conscious of its history, and Alan Barnard has written a clear, balanced and judicious textbook that surveys the historical contexts of the great debates and traces the genealogies of theories and schools of thought. It also considers the problems involved in assessing these theories. The book covers the precursors of anthropology; evolutionism in all its guises; diffusionism and culture area theories, functionalism and structural-functionalism; action-centred theories; processual and Marxist perspectives; the many faces of relativism, structuralism and post-structuralism; and recent interpretive and postmodernist viewpoints.
Multi-Sited Ethnography
Multi-Sited Ethnography - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Multi-Sited Ethnography write by Dr Mark-Anthony Falzon. This book was released on 2012-12-28. Multi-Sited Ethnography available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Multi-Sited Ethnography has established itself as a fully-fledged research method among anthropologists and sociologists in recent years. It responds to the challenge of combining multi-sited work with the need for in-depth analysis, allowing for a more considered study of social worlds. This volume utilizes cutting-edge research from a number of renowned scholars and empirical experiences, to present theoretical and practical facets charting the development and direction of new research into social phenomena. Owing to its clear contribution to a rapidly emerging field, Multi-Sited Ethnography will appeal to anyone studying social actors, including scholars within human geography, anthropology, sociology and development and migration studies.
The Rise of Anthropological Theory
The Rise of Anthropological Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rise of Anthropological Theory write by Marvin Harris. This book was released on 2001. The Rise of Anthropological Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The best known, most often cited history of anthropological theory is finally available in paperback! First published in 1968, Harris's book has been cited in over 1,000 works and is one of the key documents explaining cultural materialism, the theory associated with Harris's work. This updated edition included the complete 1968 text plus a new introduction by Maxine Margolis, which discusses the impact of the book and highlights some of the major trends in anthropological theory since its original publication. RAT, as it is affectionately known to three decades of graduate students, comprehensively traces the history of anthropology and anthropological theory, culminating in a strong argument for the use of a scientific, behaviorally-based, etic approach to the understanding of human culture known as cultural materialism. Despite its popularity and influence on anthropological thinking, RAT has never been available in paperback_until now. It is an essential volume for the library of all anthropologists, their graduate students, and other theorists in the social sciences.
Comparison in Anthropology
Comparison in Anthropology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Comparison in Anthropology write by Matei Candea. This book was released on 2019. Comparison in Anthropology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Presents a systematic rethinking of the power and limits of comparison in anthropology.
