Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History

A comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written.

• Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists, Fourth Edition
• Archaeological Theory: An Introduction
• Anthropology in Theory: Issues in Epistemology
• Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes, Second Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
• Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective
• From the Bush: The Front Line of Health Care in a Caribbean Village (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology)
• Designs for an Anthropology of the Contemporary (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)
• Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography
• An Introduction to Theory in Anthropology
• Oceania: An Introduction to the Cultures and Identities of Pacific Islanders