American anthropology in the late twentieth century interrogated and depicted the worlds of others, past and present, in subtle and incisive ways while increasingly questioning its own authority to do so. Marxist, symbolic, and structuralist thought shaped the fieldwork and conclusions of many researchers around the globe. Practicing anthropology blossomed and grew rapidly as a subdiscipline in its own right. There emerged a keener appreciation of both the history of the discipline and the histories of those studied. Archaeologists witnessed a resurgence of interest in the concept of culture. The American Anthropologist also made systematic efforts to represent the field as a whole, with biological anthropology and linguistics particularly adept at crossing subdiscipline boundaries. Proliferation of specialized areas within sociocultural anthropology encouraged work across the subdisciplines. The thirty selections in this volume reflect the notable trends and accomplishments in American anthropology during the closing decades of the millennium. An introduction by Regna Darnell offers a historical background and critical context that enable readers to better understand the changes and continuity in American anthropology during this time.

American Anthropology, 1971-1995: Papers from the "American Anthropologist"

Politics & Social Sciences

American Anthropological Association

Social Sciences

University Of Nebraska Press

The formative years of American anthropology were characterized by intellectual energy and excitement, the identification of key interpretive issues, and the beginnings of a prodigious amount of fieldwork and recording. The American Anthropological Association (AAA) was born as anthropology emerged as a formal discipline with specialized subfields; fieldwork among Native communities proliferated across North America, yielding a wealth of ethnographic information that began to surface in the flagship journal, the American Anthropologist; and researchers increasingly debated and probed deeper into the roots and significance of ritual, myth, language, social organization, and the physical make-up and prehistory of Native Americans. 
The fifty-five selections in this volume represent the interests of and accomplishments in American anthropology from the establishment of the American Anthropologist through World War I. The articles in their entirety showcase the state of the subfields of anthropology—archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology, and cultural anthropology—as they were imagined and practiced at the dawn of the twentieth century. Examples of important ethnographic accounts and interpretive debates are also included. Introducing this collection is a historical overview of the beginnings of American anthropology by A. Irving Hallowell, a former president of the AAA.

American Anthropology, 1888-1920: Papers from the "American Anthropologist"

From the early Cold War years through the social unrest and activism of the 1960s, American anthropology expanded considerably in size and outreach, becoming spectacularly global and cross-cultural in its interests. Complex societies and communities became increasingly popular subjects of inquiry; the influence of sociological methods upon fieldwork and interpretation grew; a reimagined cultural evolution emerged; and a pervasive interest in the broader forces of culture change shaped research, writing, and theory throughout the quarter century. A dynamic range of schools of anthropological thought flowered—cultural ecology, structural-functionalism, ethnoscience, and, in the last years of the era, French structuralism. The American Anthropological Association became a forum of political debate in the 1960s, and its membership included more people of color but fewer women than previously. The twenty-two selections in this volume highlight the many telling achievements and enduring insights in American anthropology during the first few decades after World War II. An introduction to these essays by Robert F. Murphy provides a historical and critical backdrop for understanding the changes and continuity in American anthropology during this time.

American Anthropology, 1946-1970: Papers from the "American Anthropologist"

History

From the 1920s through the end of World War II, American anthropology grew in complexity while its scope became increasingly global and contemporary. Much insightful and innovative work continued to be produced by scholars working with Native American and First Nation communities, but the significant contributions of those conducting research abroad soon became hard to ignore. The nature of culture and acculturation were scrutinized and theorized about repeatedly; the relationship between culture and personality became an important subject of inquiry; particular historical reconstructions were joined by more synchronic studies of cultures; and more anthropologists gave attention to current events and to unraveling the intricacies of modern culture. The discipline as a whole moved away from affiliations with museums and instead cast itself as a social science within the academy; at the same time, government sponsorship of anthropological research increased markedly through New Deal initiatives and wartime programs of the 1940s. 
The thirty-nine selections in this volume represent the increasingly diverse areas of research and range of lasting accomplishments in American anthropology during the interwar period. Introducing these essays is a historical overview of American anthropology during this era by George W. Stocking Jr.

American Anthropology, 1921-1945: Papers from the "American Anthropologist"

Not that he was ever lost exactly, but contributors of the 20 papers from a 1994 seminar believe that archaeology is better served by some of Darwin's original ideas than by the evolutionary theories of his successors that have tended to eclipse him. They cover general theory and method in evolutionary archaeology; material culture, behavior, and middle range theory; and case studies and applications in paleoanthropology and archaeology. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Rediscovering Darwin: Evolutionary Theory and Archeological Explanation (1997 Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association No. 7)

Philosophy

Amer Anthropological Assn

Current Anthropological Literature V2 (1913)

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

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American Anthropology, 1971-1995: Papers from the "American Anthropologist"

American Anthropology, 1888-1920: Papers from the "American Anthropologist"

American Anthropology, 1946-1970: Papers from the "American Anthropologist"

American Anthropology, 1921-1945: Papers from the "American Anthropologist"

Rediscovering Darwin: Evolutionary Theory and Archeological Explanation (1997 Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association No. 7)

Current Anthropological Literature V2 (1913)

Current Anthropological Literature V2 (1913)