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UNINA9910807823103321 |
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Titolo |
Anthropology at the dawn of the Cold War : the influence of foundations, McCarthyism, and the CIA / / edited by Dustin M. Wax |
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London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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9786611878740 |
1-281-87874-X |
1-84964-335-0 |
1-4356-9073-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Anthropology, culture, and society |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Anthropology - United States - History - 20th century |
Anthropologists - United States - History - 20th century |
Anthropologists - Political activity - United States |
Anthropology - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
Science and state - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE DAWN OF THE COLD WAR -- 1 ASHLEY'S GHOST: McCARTHYISM, SCIENCE, AND HUMAN NATURE -- 2 MATERIALISM'S FREE PASS: KARL WITTFOGEL, McCARTHYISM, AND THE " BUREAUCRATIZATION OF GUILT" -- 3 AMERICAN COLONIALISM AT THE DAWN OF THE COLD WAR -- 4 IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE: THE COLD WAR AND THE DIRECTION OF SCIENTIFIC PURSUITS -- 5 PEASANTS ON OUR MINDS: ANTHROPOLOGY, THE COLD WAR, AND THE MYTH OF PEASANT CONSERVATISM -- 6 ORGANIZING ANTHROPOLOGY: SOL TAX AND THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY -- 7 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE MUNDIAL UPHEAVAL SOCIETY: A STUDY IN ACADEMIC NETWORKING -- 8 AFTERWORD: RECONCEPTUALIZING ANTHROPOLOGY'S HISTORIOGRAPHY -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines the influence of McCarthyism and the CIA on anthropology in the cold war era. |
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