Alexander Lesser, Sidney W. Mintz, Mintz Sidney W.

History, Evolution and the Concept of Culture

Selected Papers by Alexander Lesser

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This representative selection of Lesser's work is designed to make the range of his writings accessible to a broad audience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 265g
• ISBN-13: 9780521277365
• ISBN-10: 0521277361
• Artikelnr.: 26221761

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Boasian Anthropology: Introduction
1. Franz Boas and the modernisation of anthropology (1981)
2. Research procedure and the laws of culture (1939)
Part II. Theory and Method: Introduction
3. Functionalism in social anthropology (1935)
4. Problems versus subject matter as directives of research (1939)
Part III. Evolution: Introduction
5. Evolution in social anthropology (1939/1952)
6. Social fields and the evolution of society (1961)
Part IV. Anthropology and Modern Life: Introduction
7. The right not to assimilate: the case of the American Indian (1961)
8. The cultural significance of the Ghost Dance (1933)
9. Foreword to The Pawnee Ghost Dance Hand Game (1978)
10. Anthropology and the future of internationalism (1974)
Notes
References
Index.