Reclaiming a Scientific Anthropology

Reclaiming a Scientific Anthropology
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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 076199114X
ISBN-13 : 9780761991144
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Book Synopsis Reclaiming a Scientific Anthropology by : Lawrence A. Kuznar

Download or read book Reclaiming a Scientific Anthropology written by Lawrence A. Kuznar and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1997 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A strong advocate for anthropology as science, Lawrence Kuznar reviews the recent challenges to this way of thought from creationists and "scientific" racists on one side, and postmodernists, Marxists and feminists on the other. Kuznar provides a brief review of anthropology and other fields on the science/humanism debate, as well as offering several important case examples from cultural anthropology and archaeology showing science in action. An interesting, provocative book for anthropologists and ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate classes in theory and method"--Back cover.


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