| Description |
x, 212 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
American anthropologists over the years have worked through shifting social and economic conditions, changes in institutional organization, developing class structures, world politics, and conflicts both at home and abroad. How has anthropology been linked to colonial, commercial and territorial expansion in the States? How have the changing forms of race, power, ethnic identity and politics shaped the questions anthropologists ask, both past and present? Anthropology as a discipline has always developed in a close relationship with other social sciences, but this relationship has rarely been scrutinized. This book details and explains the complex interplay of forces and conditions that have made anthropology in America what it is today. Furthermore, it explores how anthropologists themselves have contributed and propagated powerful images and ideas about the different cultures and societies that make up our world. [from publisher's advertisement] |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-205) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Anthropologists -- United States -- History.
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Anthropology -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
1859734898 |
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1859734944 paperback |
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