A Social History of Anthropology in the United States

by Thomas C. Patterson

Book Overview

In part due to the recent Yanomami controversy, which has rocked anthropology to its very core, there is renewed interest in the discipline's history and intellectual roots, especially amongst anthropologists themselves. The cutting edge of anthropological research today is a product of earlier questions and answers, previous ambitions, preoccupations and adventures, stretching back one hundred years or more. This book is the first comprehensive history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859734944
• ISBN13: 9781859734940
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"