Marxist Analyses and Social Anthropology
Author | : Maurice Bloch |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0415330602 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780415330602 |
Rating | : 4/5 (602 Downloads) |
Download or read book Marxist Analyses and Social Anthropology written by Maurice Bloch and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting the first evaluation among British and American anthropologists of the relevance of Marxist theory for their discipline, the studies in this volume cover a wide geographical and social spectrum ranging from rural Indonesia, Imperial China, Highland Burma and the Abron kingdom of Gyaman. A critical survey assesses the value of some key ideas of Marx and Engels to social anthropology and places in historical perspective the changing attitudes of social anthropologists to the Marxist tradition. Originally published in 1975.