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UNINA9910797320103321 |
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Autore |
Barrett Stanley R. |
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Titolo |
The rebirth of anthropological theory / / Stanley R. Barrett |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1964 |
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©1964 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5515-1 |
1-4426-8217-5 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethnology - Philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. An Overview of Theory -- 3. Paradigms or Pseudo-paradigms -- 4. Conceptual Contradictions -- 5. Theory as Myth -- 6. Structuralism and the Second Burial of Émile Durkheim -- 7. Contradictions in Everyday Life -- 8. Neutralizing Mechanisms -- 9. The Illusion of Simplicity -- 10. Reflections on Our Future -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Attacking the illusion of simplicity which has dominated positivistic approaches and the out-dated identification of anthropology with non-Western, primitive, and tribal societies, Barrett contends that power and privilege everywhere should be the basic concerns of anthropological inquiry. |
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