After Tylor: British Social Anthropology, 1888-1951
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This is a comprehensive exploration of the intellectual transition that gave rise to modern British social anthropology. The author emphasizes the interplay of ethnographic data and anthropological theory, offering a detailed account of the lives and works of a series of influential figures, both well remembered and lesser known, against a background of overseas colonial concerns and domestic intellecual ferment.
Author: George W. Stocking
Format: Hardback, 512 pages, 155mm x 232mm
Published: 2000, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Genre: Sociology & Anthropology: Professional
This is a comprehensive exploration of the intellectual transition that gave rise to modern British social anthropology. The author emphasizes the interplay of ethnographic data and anthropological theory, offering a detailed account of the lives and works of a series of influential figures, both well remembered and lesser known, against a background of overseas colonial concerns and domestic intellecual ferment.