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Fifty Key Anthropologists (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415461054)
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xFifty Key Anthropologists surveys the life and work of some of the most influential figures in anthropology. The entries, written by an international range of expert contributors, represent the diversity of thought within the subject, incorporating both classic theorists and more recent anthropological thinkers. Names discussed include:
- Clifford Geertz
- Bronislaw Malinowski
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Sherry B. Ortner
- Claude L騅i-Strauss
- Rodney Needham
- Mary Douglas
- Marcel Mauss
This accessible A-Z guide contains helpful cross-referencing, a timeline of key dates and schools of thought, and suggestions for further reading. It will be of interest to students of anthropology and related subjects wanting a succinct overview of the ideas and impact of key anthropologists who have helped to shape the discipline.
Author: Robert J. Gordon
ISBN-10: 0415461057
ISBN-13: 9780415461054
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/12/2010
Pages: 318
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d
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Choice 09/01/2011
By Robert J. Gordon
xRobert Gordon is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Vermont, USA, and Research Associate at the University of the Free State, South Africa. He is the author of The Bushman Myth and Going Abroad: How to Travel Like an Anthropologist.
Andrew Lyons is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, and current editor-in-chief of Anthropologica.
Harriet Lyons is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Her books include Irregular Connections: A History of Anthropology and Sexuality with Andrew Lyons.
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