| Science of Culture PB: A Study of Man and Civilization Contributor(s): White, Leslie a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0975273825 ISBN-13: 9780975273821 Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press OUR PRICE: $45.13 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: Leslie White was one of the most important-and controversial-figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White's definitive statement on what he termed "culturology." In his new prologue to this reprint of the second edition (originally published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1969), Robert Carneiro outlines the key events in White's life and career, especially his championing of cultural evolutionism and cultural materialism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Reference - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 902 |
| LCCN: 2004091991 |
| Series: Foundations of Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 7.9" (1.40 lbs) 502 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Leslie White was one of the most important and controversial figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White's definitive statement on what he termed "culturology." In his new prologue to this reprint of the second edition, Robert Carneiro outlines the key events in White's life and career, especially his championing of cultural evolutionism and cultural materialism. Praise from readers "Republishing these pioneer articles now makes White's fundamental exposition easily available to a new generation of social scientists." Richard N. Adams, University of Texas "One of the best works ever produced by an anthropologist. White was a remarkable thinker and his writings were filled with 'intellectual content.'" Lewis R. Binford, Southern Methodist University "The enduring foundation of a science of culture is made supremely accessible thanks to the lucidity of White's writing." Robert Bates Graber, Truman State University "Written with a straightforward crispness. A welcome treat in an age when obscurity is often confused with profundity." David Kaplan, Brandeis University |
