Critics Against Culture : Anthropological Observers of Mass Society

Handler, Richard

ISBN 10: 0299213706 / ISBN 13: 9780299213701

Edité par University of Wisconsin Press, 2005

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Synopsis :

Critics against Culture: Anthropological Observers of Mass Society - a collection of essays on the history of anthropology focused on Benedict, Boas, Sapir, and modernist thought by one of American anthropology's leading scholars - explores the roots of anthropology's early involvement with the study of American society. The essays making up this volume, focused on the critique of mass society and the history of the culture concept, examine Boasian anthropologists as critics of mass society. The book also includes two new, previously unpublished essays: one on Alexis de Tocqueville and Margaret Mead, the other on Jules Henry and Richard Hoggart. Handler offers a striking analysis of Boasian cultural criticism and the intersection between anthropology, American studies, and cultural studies.

À propos de l'auteur: Richard Handler is professor of anthropology at the University of Virginia. His several books include Nationalism and the Politics of Culture in Quebec, published by the University of Wisconsin Press, and a book-length interview with David Schneider, Schneider on Schneider. Handler is also coauthor of Jane Austen and the Fiction of Culture and The New History in an Old Museum.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Critics Against Culture : Anthropological ...
Éditeur : University of Wisconsin Press
Date d'édition : 2005
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Very Good