Foreword / Chris Hann -- Britain and the commonwealth / Fredrik Barth -- The German-speaking countries / Andre Gingrich -- The French-speaking countries / Robert Parkin -- The United States / Sydel Silverman
Summary
"The first book-length introduction to the history of the four major traditions in anthropology". "Not only traces the development of each tradition but considers their impact on one another and assesses their future potentials".--BOOKJACKET
Analysis
Social anthropology
Social anthropology
Notes
"The twenty chapters of this volume derive from a series of lectures titled Four traditions in anthropology, which were organized to mark the inauguration of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale), Germany, in June 2002."_Foreword
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-387) and index
