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Visions of culture:

an introduction to anthropological theories and theorists
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Rowman Altamira, 2004 - Social Science - 379 pages
This new edition of Jerry D. Moore's Visions of Culture presents introductory anthropology students with a brief, readable, and balanced treatment of theoretical developments in the field from the days of Tylor and Morgan to the present. The key ideas of 24 major theorists are briefly described and unique to this textbook linked to the biographical and fieldwork experiences that helped shape their theories. The impact of each scholar on contemporary anthropology is presented, along with numerous explanatory examples, illuminating quotes from the theorists' writings, and a description of the broader intellectual setting in which these anthropologists worked. New to this edition are pieces on Sherry Ortner, Pierre Bourdieu, and Eric Wolf, an Epilogue that describes key current debates over theory, and an update of earlier chapters. This is an ideal text for classes on the theory or the history of anthropology balanced, interesting, student-friendly. Theorists covered include Tylor, Morgan, Boas, Durkheim, Kroeber, Benedict, Sapir, Mead, Mauss, Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown, Evans-Pritchard, White, Steward, Harris, Leacock, Levi-Strauss, Turner, Geertz, Douglas, Fernandez, Ortner, Bordieu, and Wolf.
  

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User Review  - Michele - Goodreads

Cultural theory is not one of my favorite topics even though I am an anthropology major. Still, this book is easy to read, and considering some of the theories, pretty easy to understand. It also includes a little biography of each person which helps to gain insight into what they observed. Read full review

Review: Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists

User Review - Goodreads

This book helped me to understand in detail the history of anthropological theory. Very helpful and easy to understand!

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About the author (2004)

Jerry D. Moore is a professor of anthropology at California State University, Dominquez Hills.

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