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.

• Decolonizing Anthropology: Moving Further Toward an Anthropology for Liberation
• Social History of Anthropology in the U.S.
• Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography, Second Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
• New History of Anthropology
• Anthropologies and Futures: Researching Emerging and Uncertain Worlds
• Visions of Culture
• Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache
• Five Key Concepts in Anthropological Thinking
• Designing Experimental Research in Archaeology: Examining Technology through Production and Use
• Introducing Medical Anthropology: A Discipline in Action