Evolutionism In Cultural Anthropology: A Critical History

by Robert L. Carneiro

Book Overview

Evolutionism in Cultural Anthropologytraces the interaction of evolutionary thought and anthropological theory from Herbert Spencer to the twenty-first century. It is a focused examination of how the idea of evolution has continued to provide anthropology with a master principle around which a vast body of data can be organized and synthesized. Erudite and readable, and quoting extensively from early theorists (such as Edward Tylor, Lewis Henry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813337666
• ISBN13: 9780813337661
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"