Introduction : culture by contrast and theory in anthropology -- Supping with savages -- Standing in a line -- Jefferson's ardor -- The colonialist's dress code -- Taking pictures in the field, or the anthropologist's dress code -- Beyond belief -- The sex life of savages -- Conclusion : tending to nature, tending to culture; or, Is anthropology history?
Summary
Anthropology and Egalitarianism is an artful and accessible introduction to key themes in cultural anthropology. Writing in a deeply personal style and using material from his fieldwork in three dramatically different locales
