Critics Against Culture : Anthropological Observers of Mass Society
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0299213706
ISBN-13
9780299213701
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
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University of Wisconsin Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 31st, 2005
Print length
248 Pages
Weight
452 grams
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23.60 x 16.40 x 1.80 cms
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A collection of essays on the history of anthropology focused on Benedict, Boas, Sapir, and modernist thought, exploring the roots of anthropology's early involvement with the study of American society. These essays, focused on the critique of mass society, examine Boasian anthropologists as critics of mass society.
Critics against Culture: Anthropological Observers of Mass Society - a collection of essays on the history of anthropology focused on Benedict, Boas, Sapir, and modernist thought by one of American anthropology''s leading scholars - explores the roots of anthropology''s early involvement with the study of American society. The essays making up this volume, focused on the critique of mass society and the history of the culture concept, examine Boasian anthropologists as critics of mass society. The book also includes two new, previously unpublished essays: one on Alexis de Tocqueville and Margaret Mead, the other on Jules Henry and Richard Hoggart. Handler offers a striking analysis of Boasian cultural criticism and the intersection between anthropology, American studies, and cultural studies.
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