{"product_id":"julian-steward-and-the-great-richard-o-clemmer-9780874809497","title":"Julian Steward and the Great Basin: The Making of an Anthropologist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Steward and the Great Basin \u003c\/i\u003eis a critical assessment of Steward's work, the factors that influenced him, and his deep effect on American anthropology. Steward (1902-1972) was one of the foremost American exponents of cultural ecology, the idea that societies evolve in adaptation to their human and natural environments. He was also central in shaping basic anthropological constructs such as \"hunter-gatherer\" and \"adaptation.\" But his fieldwork took place almost entirely in the Great Basin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one sense, the phases of Steward's career epitomize the successive schools of anthropological theory and practice. Each chapter explores a different aspect of his work ranging from early efforts at documenting trait distributions to his later role in the development of social transformation theory, area studies, and applied anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Steward and the Great Basin\u003c\/i\u003e also corrects long-standing misperceptions that originated with Steward about lifeways of the Indians living between the Great Plains and California. It charts new directions for research, demanding a more exacting study of environmental conditions, material adaptations, and organizational responses, as well as an appreciation of the ideological and humanistic dimensions of Basin Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard O. Clemmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874809495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874809497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Richard O. Clemmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075448140031,"sku":"9780874809497","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc74f996-be18-47af-8d76-76d147b1e241.jpg?v=1685459481","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/julian-steward-and-the-great-richard-o-clemmer-9780874809497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}