The promise of progress : the life and work of Lewis Henry Morgan /

Show other versions (1)

"A detailed presentation of Lewis Henry Morgan's life from his early work with the Iroquois to his defense of American capitalism to his strange posthumous career among international leftists up to Morgan's influence among today's environmentalists, anarchists, feminists, and oth...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moses, Daniel Noah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Morgan, Lewis Henry, > 1818-1881.
Morgan, Lewis Henry, > 1818-1881 > Influence.
Morgan, Lewis Henry, > 1818-1881
Anthropologists > United States > Biography.
Social evolution.
Cultural Evolution
Anthropologues > États-Unis > Biographies.
Évolution sociale.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Anthropologists
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Social evolution
United States
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: Huckleberry Finn's Dilemma; Introduction; Part I: Civilization Observed; Chapter One: A New World; Chapter Two: Warrior; Chapter Three: Scholar; Part II: Civilization Explained; Chapter Four: Respectable Family Man; Chapter Five: Scholarly Adventures; Chapter Six: ANCIENT SOCIETY and Modern Times; Part III Civilization in Question; Chapter Seven: After the Victorian Age; Conclusion: Age of Aquarius; Age of Apocalypse; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.

Similar Items