Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 266 pages)
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illustrations
ISBN:
9781442682177
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1442682175
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9781442655157
,
1442655151
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Frontmatter - Contents - Preface - PART I. The Current State of Anthropological Theory: A Critique - 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 - PART 2. Contradiction as the Basis of Social Life: A Solution - 7. Contradictions in Everyday Life - 8. Neutralizing Mechanisms - 9. The Illusion of Simplicity - 10. Reflections on Our Future - Bibliography - Index
Sprache:
Englisch
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