144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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Social Anthropology explains and illustrates the methods of modern anthropology, tracing its development from pre-nineteenth-century philosophical speculations and the empirical work of explorers, missionaries and colonial servants, up to the second half of the twentieth century.
First published in 1951.
Chapter I The Scope of the Subject; Chapter II Theoretical Beginnings; Chapter III Later Theoretical Developments; Chapter IV Fieldwork and the Empirical Tradition; Chapter V Modern Anthropological Studies; Chapter VI Applied Anthropology;
Biography
E E Evans-Pritchard
'The book defines the scope of the subject and illustrates the kind of field studies that constitute an important part of present day anthropological investigation.' - British Journal of Sociology
'These lectures can be strongly recommended to all those interested in the subject.' - Times Literary Supplement
