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The Rise of Anthropological Theory

A History of Theories of Culture

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Published: 14th August 2001
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The best known, most often cited history of anthropological theory is finally available in paperback! First published in 1968, Harris's book has been cited in over 1,000 works and is one of the key documents explaining cultural materialism, the theory associated with Harris's work. This updated edition included the complete 1968 text plus a new introduction by Maxine Margolis, which discusses the impact of the book and highlights some of the major trends in anthropological theory since its original publication. RAT, as it is affectionately known to three decades of graduate students, comprehensively traces the history of anthropology and anthropological theory, culminating in a strong argument for the use of a scientific, behaviorally-based, etic approach to the understanding of human culture known as cultural materialism. Despite its popularity and influence on anthropological thinking, RAT has never been available in paperback_until now. It is an essential volume for the library of all anthropologists, their graduate students, and other theorists in the social sciences.

Introduction to the Updated Editionp. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. xiv
About the Authorp. xv
Introductionp. 1
Enlightenmentp. 8
Reaction and Recovery: The Early Nineteenth Centuryp. 53
Rise of Racial Determinismp. 80
Spencerismp. 108
Evolutionism: Methodsp. 142
The Evolutionists: Resultsp. 180
Dialectical Materialismp. 217
Historical Particularism: Boasp. 250
The Boasian Milieup. 290
The Ethnographic Basis of Particularismp. 301
Kroeberp. 319
Lowiep. 343
Diffusionismp. 373
Culture and Personality: Pre-Freudianp. 393
Culture and Personality: Freudianp. 422
Culture and Personality: New Directionsp. 449
French Structuralismp. 464
British Social Anthropologyp. 514
Emics, Etics, and the New Ethnographyp. 568
Statistical Survey and the Nomothetic Revivalp. 605
Cultural Materialism: General Evolutionp. 643
Cultural Materialism: Cultural Ecologyp. 654
Bibliographyp. 688
Indexp. 765
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ISBN: 9780759101333
ISBN-10: 0759101337
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 824
Published: 14th August 2001
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.5  x 4.9
Weight (kg): 1.316