Ten Lectures on Western Anthropological Thought

Author: Wang Mingming
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book focuses on introducing the transition from 19th-century anthropology to 20th-century anthropology, as well as the basic characteristics of anthropological thought since the 1960s. It includes ten review essays by the author evaluating the achievements and perspectives of Western anthropology, providing a systematic introduction to Western anthropological theories and methods. Anthropologists in the 21st century face different challenges compared to the classic anthropological masters of the past. However, the series of fundamental cultural values accumulated over the past century still hold reference value. They play a crucial role in overcoming the potential cultural threats of globalization, the tensions between neo-Orientalism and nationalism, ethnic and community relations, as well as the contradictions between the state, modernity, and community life. This book focuses on introducing the transition from 19th-century anthropology to 20th-century anthropology, as well as the basic characteristics of anthropological thought since the 1960s. It includes ten review essays by the author evaluating the achievements and perspectives of Western anthropology, providing a systematic introduction to Western anthropological theories and methods. Anthropologists in the 21st century face different challenges compared to the classic anthropological masters of the past. However, the series of fundamental cultural values accumulated over the past century still hold reference value. They play a crucial role in overcoming the potential cultural threats of globalization, the tensions between neo-Orientalism and nationalism, ethnic and community relations, as well as the contradictions between the state, modernity, and community life.