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Expanding American anthropology, 1945-1980 : a generation reflects /

"Expanding American Anthropology, 1945-1980: A Generation Reflects takes an inside look at American anthropology's participation in the enormous expansion of the social sciences after World War II. During this time the discipline of anthropology itself came of age, expanding into diverse s...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Kehoe, Alice Beck, 1934-, Doughty, Paul L., Peske, Nancy K., 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2012.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Expanding American Anthropology, 1945-1980: A Generation Reflects takes an inside look at American anthropology's participation in the enormous expansion of the social sciences after World War II. During this time the discipline of anthropology itself came of age, expanding into diverse subfields, frequently on the initiative of individual practitioners. The Association of Senior Anthropologists of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) called upon a number of its leaders to give accounts of their particular innovations in the discipline. This volume is the result of the AAA venture--a set of primary documents on the history of American anthropology at a critical juncture"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii. 295 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-269) and index.
ISBN:9780817385897
0817385894