Reclaiming a scientific anthropology / Lawrence A. Kuznar.

Author/creator Kuznar, Lawrence A.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoLanham, MD : AltaMira Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxxv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Anthropology--Research.
Anthropology--Methodology.
Science--Methodology.
Observation (Scientific method)

Contents Anthropological science -- Science : problems with progress -- Anthropological science : two examples -- The postmodern vanguard : nontraditional critics of science -- Elevating the other/looking back upon ourselves : postmodern and critical anthropology -- The mutable past : postmodern archaeology -- Strange bedfellows : a comparison of challenges to scientific anthropology -- The case against crusading anthropology -- Computational social science : adding method to madness -- Where do we go from here? : a future scientific anthropology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-217) and index.
LCCN 2008019347
ISBN9780759111080 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0759111081 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780759111097 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN075911109X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GN42 .K89 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold