An Introduction to Theory in Anthropology

by Robert H. Layton and Robert Layton

Book Overview

In this innovative introduction, Robert Layton reviews the ideas that have inspired anthropologists in their studies of societies around the world. An Introduction to Theory in Anthropology provides a clear and concise analysis of the theories, and traces the way in which they have been translated into anthropological debates. The opening chapter sets out the classical theoretical issues formulated by Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx and Durkheim. Successive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521629829
• ISBN13: 9780521629829
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"