Totems and Teachers: Key Figures in the History of Anthropology, 2nd ed (2004)

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Format: Trade Paperback

ISBN: 0759104603

Condition: Very Good

The book has a slight amount of shelf wear.

Contents Description:

Ten distinguished anthropologists offer an insiders' reflection on nine prominent figures who helped shape the discipline. This is one of the few books that traces the theoretical development of anthropology through the lives of the well-known figures who have influenced it historical trajectory. Studies range from Franz Boas by Alexander Lesser, Alfred Kroeber by Eric R. Wolf, Paul Radin by Stanley Diamond, Bronislaw Malinowski by Raymond Firth, Ruth Benedict by Sidney W. Mintz, Julian H. Steward by Robert F. Murphy, to Leslie A. White by Robert F. Carneiro. - from the back cover