The rebirth of anthropological theory / / Stanley R. Barrett
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1964 |
| ©1964 | |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina: | 305.8001 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethnology - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The rebirth of anthropological theory |
| ISBN: | 1-4426-5515-1 |
| 1-4426-8217-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828686503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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