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New History of AnthropologyISBN: 978-0-631-22600-0
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418 pages
November 2007, ©2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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?What makes this collection excellent is not just the inventive
range of topics but, above all, the sophistication and
open-mindedness of the contributors.?
Times Higher Education Supplement
?This collection of original essays is new not just because it
is newly published, but also because it is innovative. Without
exception, these essays, contributed by historians and
anthropologists, are theoretically sophisticated and historically
informed. They constitute an historical sociology and politics of
anthropological ideas and practices that illuminate current
debates. Editor Kuklick has achieved a consistency and power not
often found in varied collections. Essential.? Choice
"Kuklick and her contributors, continuing along the revelatory
pathway cut by her The Savage Within, open new and
illuminating perspectives on familiar terrains while providing
detailed and provocative vistas onto hitherto disregarded areas of
anthropology."
Glenn Bowman, University of Kent and Editor, Journal of the
Royal Anthropological Institute
"This is a wonderfully engaging brave collection of essays that
interrogates much of the received wisdom about the history of
anthropology. It moves the history of anthropology away from a
narrowly British-American focus and engages with the breadth of the
discipline in exciting and challenging ways."
Howard Morphy, Australian National University
"A New History of Anthropology provides encyclopedic
coverage that is at once fresh and authoritative. Essays on
national traditions of anthropology intersect with those organized
topically, resulting in some surprising synergies." Richard
Handler, University of Virginia and Editor, History of
Anthropology
"Kuklick's collection of original essays on the history of
anthropology is both comprehensive and accessible. It is
refreshingly new, not least her own chapter on British
anthropology, which brings her landmark book, The Savage
Within, vigorously up-to-date."
Keith Hart, University of London
"In a growing field, Henrika Kuklick and her contributors
provide readers with good food for thought and reflection. With its
many dimensions, much of this book will remain indispensable for
future teaching and research."
Andre Gingrich, Austrian Academy of Sciences