Visions of culture : an introduction to anthropological theories and theorists

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Visions of culture : an introduction to anthropological theories and theorists

Jerry D. Moore

AltaMira Press, c2012

4th ed

  • : pbk
  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This classic textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers anthropology students a succinct, clear, and balanced introduction to theoretical developments in the field. The key ideas of 25 major theorists are briefly described and-unique to this textbook-linked to the biographical and fieldwork experiences that helped shape their theories. The impact of each scholar on contemporary anthropology is presented, along with numerous examples, quotations from the theorists' writings, and a description of the broader intellectual setting in which these anthropologists worked. Moore has updated many of the profiles to take into account recent scholarship. The book is also more strongly tied in to the companion work,Visions of Culture: An Annotated Reader, to encourage the fullest intellectual engagement for students. The Visions of Culture Value Pack is available when you order directly from AltaMira Press. Order these two books as part of the Visions of Culture Value Pack using a single isbn for a 20% discount! Click here to order online. Includes: 1. Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists Fourth Edition Jerry D. Moore 2012 2. Visions of Culture An Annotated Reader Jerry D. Moore 2009 Find full information on the contents of the reader here.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: What's the Point? Part I: Founders 1. Edward Tylor: The Evolution of Culture 2. Lewis Henry Morgan: The Evolution of Society 3. Franz Boas: Culture in Context 4. Emile Durkheim: The Organic Society Part II: The Nature of Culture 5. Alfred Kroeber: Configurations of Culture 6. Ruth Benedict: Patterns of Culture 7. Edward Sapir: Culture, Language, and the Individual 8. Margaret Mead: The Individual and Culture Part III: The Nature of Society 9. Marcel Mauss: Elemental Categories, Total Facts 10. Bronislaw Malinowski: The Functions of Culture 11. A. R. Radcliffe-Brown: The Structures of Society 12. Edward Evans-Pritchard: Social Anthropology, Social History Part IV: Evolutionary, Adaptationist, and Materialist Theories 13. Leslie White: Evolution Emergent 14. Julian Steward: Cultural Ecology and Multilinear Evolution 15. Marvin Harris: Cultural Materialism 16. Eleanor Burke Leacock: Feminism, Marxism, and History Part V: Structures, Symbols, and Meaning 17. Claude Levi-Strauss: Structuralism 18. Victor Turner: Symbols, Pilgrims, and Drama 19. Clifford Geertz: An Interpretive Anthropology 20. Mary Douglas: Symbols and Structures, Pollution and Purity PART VI: Structures, Practice, Agency, Power 21. James Fernandez: The Play of Tropes 22. Sherry Ortner: Symbols, Gender, Practice 23. Pierre Bourdieu: An Anthropology of Practice 24. Eric Wolf: Culture, History, Power 25. Marshall Sahlins: Culture Matters Postscript: Current Controversies Index About the Author

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