High points in anthropology

by Mark Glazer, Paul Bohannan, Mark Bohannan, Paul; Glazer

Book Overview

Contains a collection of essays in the history of anthropological thought. This work has been conceptually reorganized and includes selections by modern theorists - among them being Marvin Harris,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039431672X
• ISBN13: 9780394316727
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Knopf
• Length: 449 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A must for anthropologists

I'm an anthropology major in my senior year. One of my classes was Anthropological Theory. This book was the main reading. It is concise. It offers a multitude of anthropological view points that are the foundations of modern anthropological thought.If anyone is looking to build a library of good scholarly works, this is a great foundation in that it offers many view points that have helped shape modern schoold of thought in many fields.

Excellent!

This is an EXCELLENT book for those struggling with the history of cultural anthropology. I highly recommend it to any cultural anthropology student who wants an easy to read description of the important figures and movements in CA. It really spells it out.

Seminal Reading for all social scientists

This book is an insightful compilation of all the groundbreaking researchers in Anthropology. By reading this book, one gains a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of anthropological theory and praxis. This book contains valuable biographical information as well as selected works from each of the persons profiled. It is a must read for anyone interested in the world of anthropology.

An excellent review of the anthropological canon

This book is an excellent text on which to base an upper level undergraduate introduction to the history of anthropological theory, although most teachers will want to supplement it with additional readings. The introductory chapter essays provide interesting and helpful biographical data on each author, as well as material historically situating the textual excerpts offered. While the selections are generally well-chosen as to importance, brevity and ease of reading, some do not necessarily represent an author's best or most important work (e.g. the selection offered for A.L. Kroeber). The text covers basic trends in anthropological theory up to about the 1970's, and includes many historically significant authors who might otherwise be "written out" in favor of more recent theoretical stars. While I would not recommend this as the *only* reading for a theory class, it does a great job of introducing students to the history of anthropological theory, while leaving the teacher room to decide how and where to supplement it with additional (or more recent) readings.