The Australian Journal of Anthropology, January 1st, 2003
Thomas, C. Patterson. A Social History of Anthropology in the United States. Oxford, New York: Berg, 2001. Pp. 256, bibliog., index. L14.99 (Pb.), 1-85973-494-4.
It has been over three decades since Marvin Harris published The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture. In the intervening years there have been thematic histories of periods and problematics in anthropology, but no comprehensive history of the discipline in the United States. For this reason, Thomas Patterson's book is a long overdue replacement for Harris' stew-pot of Hegelian intellectual history and neo...
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