Barnard, Alan

History and theory in anthropology / Alan Barnard. - xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-235) and index.

Visions of anthropology -- Precursors of the anthropological tradition -- Changing perspectives on evolution -- Diffusionist and culture-area theories -- Functionalism and structural-functionalism -- Action-centred, processual and Marxist perspectives -- From relativism to cognitive science -- Structuralism, from linguistics to anthropology -- Poststructuralists, feminists and (other) mavericks -- Interpretive and postmodernist approaches -- Conclusions -- dates of birth and death of individuals mentioned in the text -- glossary. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Appendix 1. Appendix 2.

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Anthropology--Philosophy
Anthropology--History.

GN33 / .B34 2000

301.01