Anthropology in Theory

This second edition of the widely praised <i>Anthropology in Theory: Issues in Epistemology</i>, features a variety of updates, revisions, and new readings in its comprehensive presentation of issues in the history of anthropological theory and epistemology over the past century.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Provides a comprehensive selection of 60 readings and an insightful overview of the evolution of anthropological theory</li> <li>Revised and updated to reflect an on-going strength and diversity of the discipline in recent years, with new readings pointing to innovative directions in the development of anthropological research</li> <li>Identifies crucial concepts that reflect the practice of engaging with theory, particular ways of thinking, analyzing and reflecting that are unique to anthropology</li> <li>Includes excerpts of seminal anthropological works, key classic and contemporary debates in the discipline, and cutting-edge new theorizing</li> <li>Reveals broader debates in the social sciences, including  the relationship between society and culture; language and cultural meanings; structure and agency; identities and technologies; subjectivities and trans-locality; and meta-theory, ontology and epistemology</li> </ul>