Anthropology's Ancestors – serie
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Margaret Mead
Inbunden, 2021
1806 kr
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This short volume is an ideal starting point for anyone wanting to learn about, arguably, the most famous anthropologist of the twentieth century.“Since her death, a steady drip of books about Mead, one of the most significant women in twentieth century social science and American society, has …
Margaret Mead
Häftad, 2021
358 kr
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This short volume is an ideal starting point for anyone wanting to learn about, arguably, the most famous anthropologist of the twentieth century.“Since her death, a steady drip of books about Mead, one of the most significant women in twentieth century social science and American society, has …
William Robertson Smith
Inbunden, 2021
1806 kr
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The life and career of one of anthropology’s most important ancestors, William Robertson Smith in the context of the history of anthropology.William Robertson Smith’s influence on anthropology ranged from his relationship with John Ferguson McLennan, to advising James George Frazer to write about …
William Robertson Smith
Häftad, 2021
358 kr
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The life and career of one of anthropology’s most important ancestors, William Robertson Smith in the context of the history of anthropology.William Robertson Smith’s influence on anthropology ranged from his relationship with John Ferguson McLennan, to advising James George Frazer to write about …
Françoise Héritier
Inbunden, 2022
2040 kr
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A great intellectual figure, Françoise Héritier succeeded Claude Lévi-Strauss as the Chair of Anthropology at the Collège de France in 1982. She was both an Africanist, author of magnificent works on the Samo population, the scientific progenitor of kinship studies, the creator of a theoretical …
Françoise Héritier
Häftad, 2022
370 kr
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Follows the life of French anthropologist Françoise Héritier, who had a lasting impact on a generation of French anthropologists that continues to this day.A great intellectual figure, Françoise Héritier succeeded Claude Lévi-Strauss as the Chair of Anthropology at the Collège de France in 1982. …
Mary Douglas
Av Paul Richards, Perri 6
Inbunden, 2023
1767 kr
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This handy, concise book covers the life of Mary Douglas, one of the most important anthropologists of the second half of the 20th century.Her work focused on how human groups classify one another, and how they resolve the anomalies that then arise. Classification, she argued, emerges from …
Mary Douglas
Av Paul Richards, Perri 6
Häftad, 2023
392 kr
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This handy, concise book covers the life of Mary Douglas, one of the most important anthropologists of the second half of the 20th century.Her work focused on how human groups classify one another, and how they resolve the anomalies that then arise. Classification, she argued, emerges from …
Alfred Cort Haddon
A Very English Savage
Av Ciarán Walsh
Inbunden, 2023
2040 kr
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An innovative account of one of the least-understood characters in the history of anthropology.Using previously overlooked, primary sources Ciarán Walsh argues that Haddon, the grandson of anti-slavery activists, set out to revolutionize anthropology in the 1890s in association with a network of …
Alfred Cort Haddon
A Very English Savage
Av Ciarán Walsh
Häftad, 2023
404 kr
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An innovative account of one of the least-understood characters in the history of anthropology.Using previously overlooked, primary sources Ciarán Walsh argues that Haddon, the grandson of anti-slavery activists, set out to revolutionize anthropology in the 1890s in association with a network of …
Max Gluckman
Inbunden, 2024
1806 kr
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This handy, concise biography describes the life and intellectual contribution of Max Gluckman (1911-75) who was one the most significant social anthropologists of the twentieth century.Max Gluckman was the founder in the 1950s of the Manchester School of Social Anthropology. He did fieldwork among …
Max Gluckman
Häftad, 2024
301 kr
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This handy, concise biography describes the life and intellectual contribution of Max Gluckman (1911-75) who was one the most significant social anthropologists of the twentieth century.Max Gluckman was the founder in the 1950s of the Manchester School of Social Anthropology. He did fieldwork among …
Elsdon Best
Av Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, Frederico Delgado Rosa
Inbunden, 2025
1749 kr
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New Zealander ethnographer, Elsdon Best is a key figure in the history of anthropology due to his involuntary triggering of a fundamental and long-lasting anthropological debate on the Māori concept of hau. This volume is dedicated to this important scholar, who at the same time was shadowed by …
Elsdon Best
Av Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, Frederico Delgado Rosa
Häftad, 2025
292 kr
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New Zealander ethnographer, Elsdon Best is a key figure in the history of anthropology due to his involuntary triggering of a fundamental and long-lasting anthropological debate on the Māori concept of hau. This volume is dedicated to this important scholar, who at the same time was shadowed by …
Jane Ellen Harrison
Inbunden, 2026
1941 kr
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Jane Ellen Harrison transformed the study of Greek religion with her discovery of a religious system predating that of the Olympic gods and goddesses familiar to the modern world. This biography introduces her work and ideas, which have influenced and profoundly shaped scholarship, primarily in the …
Jane Ellen Harrison
Häftad, 2026
242 kr
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Jane Ellen Harrison transformed the study of Greek religion with her discovery of a religious system predating that of the Olympic gods and goddesses familiar to the modern world. This biography introduces her work and ideas, which have influenced and profoundly shaped scholarship, primarily in the …
Ibn Khaldun
Häftad, 2026
243 kr
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Ibn Khaldun’s theory of dynastic history, economics, and group cohesion has drawn attention far beyond his North African home. He holds a unique place in the Western imagination, cited by figures as diverse as Mark Zuckerberg and President Ronald Reagan. His holistic, functionalist approach …
Ibn Khaldun
Inbunden, 2026
1806 kr
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Ibn Khaldun’s theory of dynastic history, economics, and group cohesion has drawn attention far beyond his North African home. He holds a unique place in the Western imagination, cited by figures as diverse as Mark Zuckerberg and President Ronald Reagan. His holistic, functionalist approach …
Zora Neale Hurston
Av Ana Gretel Echazú Böschemeier, Peti Mama Gomes
Inbunden, 2026
1806 kr
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Exploring Zora Neale Hurston’s life and work through a decolonial lens, this book traces Hurston’s journey from her early life (1891–1919) and struggles at the margins (1920–1930) to her peak as a pioneering ethnographer and writer (1931–1956) and her later years (1957–1960). Examining her …
Zora Neale Hurston
Av Ana Gretel Echazú Böschemeier, Peti Mama Gomes
Häftad, 2026
242 kr
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Exploring Zora Neale Hurston’s life and work through a decolonial lens, this book traces Hurston’s journey from her early life (1891–1919) and struggles at the margins (1920–1930) to her peak as a pioneering ethnographer and writer (1931–1956) and her later years (1957–1960). Examining her …
