Alfred Cort Haddon: A Very English Savage

by Ciaran Walsh

Book Overview

An innovative account of one of the least-understood characters in the history of anthropology.

Using previously overlooked, primary sources Ciar n Walsh argues that Haddon, the grandson of anti-slavery activists, set out to revolutionize anthropology in the 1890s in association with a network of anarcho-utopian activists and philosophers. He regards most of what has been written about Haddon in the past as a form of disciplinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800739842
• ISBN13: 9781800739840
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"