Engaging Anthropological Theory A Social and Political History

Name: Engaging Anthropological Theory A Social and Political History
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ISBN: 9780415809160

ISBN-10: 0415809169

ISBN-13: 9780415809160

Edition: 2013

Authors: Mark Moberg

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This lively book offers a fresh look at the history of anthropological theory. Anthropological ideas about human diversity have always been rooted in the socio-political 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. Mark Moberg’s engaging text moves away from the dry recitation of past viewpoints in anthropology and brings the subject matter to life.

Book details

List price: $32.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 8/7/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Mark Moberg is Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Alabama. He is the author or co-editor of five books, including Slipping Away: Banana Politics and Fair Trade in the Eastern Caribbean .



List of figures


List of tables


List of boxes


Acknowledgments



Of politics and paradigms



Claims and critiques of anthropological knowledge



The prehistory of anthropology



Marx



Durkheim and Weber



Spencer, Darwin, and an evolutionary parable for our time



Boas and the demise of cultural evolution



Culture and psychology



Structure and function



Decolonization and anti-structure



Ecological and neo-evolutionary approaches



Contemporary materialist and ecological approaches



Symbols, structures, and the "web of significance"



Postmodern political economy and sensibilities



The contemporary anthropological moment


Notes


References


Index