Anthropology at the dawn of the Cold War [[electronic resource] ] : the influence of foundations, McCarthyism, and the CIA / / edited by Dustin M. Wax

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vi, 185 p
• Disciplina: 301.0973/0904
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Altri autori: WaxDustin M
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines the influence of McCarthyism and the CIA on anthropology in the cold war era.
• Titolo autorizzato: Anthropology at the dawn of the Cold War
• ISBN: 9786611878740; 1-281-87874-X; 1-84964-335-0; 1-4356-9073-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807823103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthropology, culture, and society.