Marxism and anthropology : the history of a relationship / / Maurice Bloch

• Autore: Bloch Maurice
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Marxist anthropology; Anthropology
• Note generali: First published in 1983 by Clarendon Press.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Marxism and Anthropology; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page ; Preface; Table of Contents; 1. Anthropology and the Work of Marx and Engels; 2. Marx and Engels on Anthropology; 3. The Present-Day Standing of Marx's and Engels's Anthropology; 4. The Direct Successors to Marx and Engels; 5. Marxism and American Anthropology; 6. Marxism and British and French Anthropology; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the uses made of anthropology by Marx and Engels, and the uses made of Marxism by anthropologists. Looking at the writings of Marx and Engels on primitive societies, the book evaluates their views in the light of present knowledge and draws attention to inconsistencies in their analysis of pre-capitalist societies. These inconsistencies can be traced to the influence of contemporary anthropologists who regarded primitive societies as classless. As Marxist theory was built around the idea of class, without this concept the conventional Marxist analysis foundered.<BR> First pu
• Titolo autorizzato: Marxism and anthropology
• ISBN: 1-136-54900-5; 0-415-61160-1; 1-315-01795-4; 1-136-54893-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811554003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge library editions. . -Anthropology and ethnography ; ; III.