History and Theory in Anthropology

List of figures viii List of tables ix Preface xi Visions of anthropology 1(14) Precursors of the anthropological tradition 15(12) Changing perspectives on evolution 27(20) Diffusionist and culture-area theories 47(14) Functionalism and structural-functionalism 61(19) Action-centred, processual, and Marxist perspectives 80(19) From relativism to cognitive science 99(21) Structuralism, from linguistics to anthropology 120(19) Poststructuralists, feminists, and (other) mavericks 139(19) Interpretive and postmodernist approaches 158(20) Conclusions 178(7) Appendix 1: Dates of birth and death of individuals mentioned in the text 185(7) Appendix 2: Glossary 192(23) References 215(21) Index 236