<p>One of the major works of twentieth-century anthropological theory, written by one of the discipline’s most important, complex, and controversial figures, has not been in print for several years. Now Evolution of Culture is again available in paperback, allowing today’s generation of anthropologists new access to Leslie White’s crucial contribution to the theory of cultural evolution. A new, substantial introduction by Robert Carneiro and Burton J. Brown assess White’s historical importance and continuing influence in the discipline. White is credited with reintroducing evolution in a way that had a profound impact on our understanding of the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture in the development of civilizations. A materialist, he was particularly concerned with societies’ ability to harness energy as an indicator of progress, and his empirical analysis of this equation covers a vast historical span. Fearlessly tackling the most fundamental questions of culture and society during the cold war, White was frequently a lightning rod both inside and outside the academy. His book will provoke equally potent debates today, and is a key component of any course or reading list in anthropological or archaeological theory and cultural ecology.</p>

The Evolution of Culture; The Development of Civilization to the Fall of Rome.

History

White, Leslie A.

Ancient Civilizations

McGraw=Hill

Applies an anthropological theory concerning the interaction of the social, political, and economic elements that comprise a culture to primitive and modern industrial cultures to provide insight into the course of societies

The Concept of Cultural Systems: A Key to Understanding Tribes and Nations

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Columbia Univ. Pr.

The Science of Culture, a Study of man and Civilization

Franklin Classics

Modern Capitalist Culture

<p>This lost classic by famous anthropological theorist Leslie A. White, published now for the first time, represents twenty-five years of his scholarship on the anthropology of modern capitalism. Drawing out his now classic formulations of social organization, cultural evolution, and the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture, this major theoretical work traces a vast expanse of history from the earliest forms of capitalism to the detailed inner workings of contemporary democratic institutions. A substantial foreword by Burton J. Brown, Benjamin Urish, and Robert Carneiro both situates this posthumous work within the history of anthropological theory and shows its importance to contemporary debates within the discipline.</p>

Anthropology

Routledge

Leslie A. White: Ethnological Essays

Carneiro, Robert L.

Dillingham, Beth

Univ of New Mexico Pr

Leslie White was one of the most important and controversial figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White's definitive statement on what he termed "culturology." In his new prologue to this reprint of the second edition, Robert Carneiro outlines the key events in White's life and career, especially his championing of cultural evolutionism and cultural materialism.

The Science of Culture: A Study of Man and Civilization (Foundations of Anthropology)

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Percheron Press/Eliot Werner Publications

Legare Street Press

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The science of culture, a study of man and civilization

Nabu Press

The Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico: Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association, No. 43

Supplement To American Anthropologist, V37, No. 2, Part 2. Additional Editors Are Cornelius Osgood, F. H. H. Roberts And Frank Speck.

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

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