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A comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written.

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A unique format, with introductions and explanatory footnotes by the editors, including definitions of difficult words, translations of foreign words and phrases, explanations of allusions, and a description of the contextual background of each piece.
38 articles and clear, concise introductions to the various theoretical schools, with editorial commentary pointing up underlying concepts and interrelationships between theoretical perspectives.
A broad range of works important in the history of anthropological theory - from 19th century evolutionism to postmodernism in the 1990s, including innovative sections on foundations of sociological thought, sociobiology, and the feminist critique of anthropology.
Extensive pedagogical aids including questions to help readers formulate their own views of theoretical positions and an extensive bibliography and index.
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Philippe Bourgois, 'From Jíbaro to Crack Dealer: Confronting the Restructuring of Capitalism in El Barrio'
Eleanor Leacock, 'Interpreting the Origins of Gender Inequality: Conceptual and Historical Problems'
Ann L. Stoler, 'Making Empire Respectable: The Politics of Race and Sexual Morality in Twentieth-Century Colonial Cultures'
Roy D'Andrade, 'Moral Models in Anthropology'

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R. Jon McGee is a professor of Anthropology at Southwest Texas State University. He began his work with the Lacandon Maya of Mexico in 1980, and received his Ph.D. from Rice University in 1983. McGee is married, has a son and daughter, and has taught at Southwest Texas State since 1985. He is the author of numerous works on the Lacandon including Life, Ritual and Religion Among the Lacandon Maya, and Watching Lacandon Maya Lives. He is also the coauthor of the texts Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History and Many Worlds: Essays in Religious Practices, Beliefs, and Culture.

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