Engaging anthropological theory a social and political history - Moberg, Mark 1959- (London ; New York Routledge, 2013)
Of politics and paradigms -- Claims and critiques of anthropological knowledge -- The prehistory of anthropology -- Marx -- Durkheim and Weber -- Spencer, Darwin, and an evolutionary parable for our time -- Boas and the demise of cultural evolution -- Culture and psychology -- Structure and function -- Decolonization and anti-structure -- Ecological and neo-evolutionary approaches -- Contemporary materialist and ecological approaches -- Symbols, structures, and the "web of significance" -- Postmodern political economy and sensibilities -- The contemporary anthropological moment.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [344]-355) and index.
Keywords: Anthropology -- Philosophy; Anthropology -- History; Anthropology -- Methodology