Critics Against Culture: Anthropological Observers of Mass Society

by Richard Handler

Critics against Culture: Anthropological Observers of Mass Society--a collection of essays on the history of anthropology focused on Benedict, Boas, Sapir, and modernist thought by one of American anthropology's leading scholars--explores the roots of anthropology's early involvement with the study of American society. The essays making up this volume, focused on the critique of mass society and the history of the culture concept, examine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299213706
• ISBN13: 9780299213701
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"