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Histories of Anthropology Annual, Volume 1

By Regna Darnell , Frederic W. Gleach

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
080326657X, 9780803266575, 9780803252790
Open Library ID
OL17725638M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1349793 bytes)
Pages
364\301
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Histories of Anthropology Annual promotes diverse perspectives on the discipline's history within a global context. Critical, comparative, analytical, and narrative studies involving all aspects and subfields of anthropology will be included, along with reviews and shorter pieces. This inaugural volume offers insightful looks at the careers, lives, and influence of anthropologists and others, including Herbert Spencer, Frederick Starr, Mark Hanna Watkins, Leslie White, and Jacob Ezra Thomas. Topics in this volume include anti-imperialism, racism in Guatemala, the study of peasants, the Carnegie Institution, Mayan archaeology and espionage, Cold War anthropology, African studies, and tribal museums.

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