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Leslie A. White : evolution and revolution in anthropology /

Few figures in modern American anthropology have been more controversial or influential than Leslie A. White (1900-1975). Between the early 1940s and mid-1960s, White's work was widely discussed, and he was among the most frequently cited American anthropologists in the world. After writing sev...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Peace, William J., 1960-
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2004.
Series:Critical studies in the history of anthropology.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Early life and formative experiences
  • Fieldwork in the southwest
  • The Socialist Labor Party and socialist evolutionary theory
  • Evolutionary theory for American anthropologists
  • Academic and political threats
  • White presses needlessly on
  • Personal turmoil and professional influence.