History, Evolution and the Concept of Culture: Selected Papers by Alexander Lesser - Couverture souple

Mintz, Sidney

 
9780521277365: History, Evolution and the Concept of Culture: Selected Papers by Alexander Lesser
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ISBN 10 : 0521277361 ISBN 13 : 9780521277365
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Alexander Lesser, one of Franz Boas's finest students, and probably one of the best of his time in his research on the Plains Indians, is a brilliant but neglected figure in American anthropology. This representative selection of Lesser's work is designed to make the range of his writings accessible to a broad audience. His work is of particular interest to present-day readers for its advocacy of an historical-evolutionary perspective in anthropology. Such an approach, almost unique at the time Lesser was writing, has become increasingly widely appreciated since. His work is also of interest for the light it throws on the British 'functionalist' school, and the effects of their views on American anthropology.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Alexander Lesser, one of Franz Boas's finest students, and probably one of the best of his time in his research on the Plains Indians, is a brilliant but neglected figure in American anthropology. This representative selection of Lesser's work is designed to make the range of his writings accessible to a broad audience. His work is of particular interest to present-day readers for its advocacy of an historical-evolutionary perspective in anthropology. Such an approach, almost unique at the time Lesser was writing, has become increasingly widely appreciated since. His work is also of interest for the light it throws on the British 'functionalist' school, and the effects of their views on American anthropology.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521277361
ISBN 13 
9780521277365
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Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
176
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9780521258609: History, Evolution and the Concept of Culture: Selected Papers by Alexander Lesser

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ISBN 10 :  052125860X ISBN 13 :  9780521258609
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1985
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