1st Edition
In Defense of Anthropology An Investigation of the Critique of Anthropology
By Herbert S. Lewis
Copyright 2014
261 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
261 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book argues that the history and character of modern anthropology has been egregiously distorted to the detriment of this intellectual pursuit and academic discipline. The "critique of anthropology" is a product of the momentous and tormented events of the 1960s when students and some of their elders cried, "Trust no one over thirty!" The Marxist, postmodern, and postcolonial waves that... Read more
Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Misrepresentation of Anthropology and Its Consequences 2 The Radical Transformation of Anthropology: History Seen through the Annual Meetings of the AAA, 1955–2005 3 Anthropology Then and Now 4 Was Anthropology the Child, the Tool, or the Handmaiden of Colonialism? 5 Imagining Anthropology's History 6 The Passion of Franz Boas 7 Franz Boas: Boon or Bane? 8 American Anthropology and the Cold War 9 Anthropology or Cultural and Critical Theory? Epilogue References Index
Biography
Herbert S. Lewis
