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Foundations of Anthropological Theory presents a selection of key texts that reflect the broad range of anthropological thought on human behavior, from Herodotus and Ibn Battuta to Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson.
  • Enables the reader to situate the modern discipline of anthropology within the larger context of intellectual history
  • Features key texts from the ancient and medieval worlds through to the Enlightenment
  • Considers the presumptive rights of Europeans to judge the inherent moral worth of non-Western civilizations
  • Provides fascinating insights into the ways historians, philosophers, missionaries, and even writers of fiction have made valuable contributions to modern anthropological inquiry

Foundations of Anthropological Theory: From Classical Antiquity to Early Modern Europe

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 19/02/2010
    ISBN13: 9781405187756, 978-1405187756
    ISBN10: 1405187751

    Number of Pages: 312

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    Foundations of Anthropological Theory presents a selection of key texts that reflect the broad range of anthropological thought on human behavior, from Herodotus and Ibn Battuta to Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson.
    • Enables the reader to situate the modern discipline of anthropology within the larger context of intellectual history
    • Features key texts from the ancient and medieval worlds through to the Enlightenment
    • Considers the presumptive rights of Europeans to judge the inherent moral worth of non-Western civilizations
    • Provides fascinating insights into the ways historians, philosophers, missionaries, and even writers of fiction have made valuable contributions to modern anthropological inquiry

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