From Anthropology to Social Theory - Rethinking the Social Sciences (Paperback)

Presenting a ground-breaking revitalization of contemporary social theory, this book revisits the rise of the modern world to reopen the dialogue between anthropology and sociology. Using concepts developed by a series of 'maverick' anthropologists who were systematically marginalised as their ideas fell outside the standard academic canon, such as Arnold van Gennep, Marcel Mauss, Paul Radin, Lucien Levy-Bruhl and Gregory Bateson, the authors argue that such concepts are necessary for understanding better the rise and dynamics of the modern world, including the development of the social sciences, in particular sociology and anthropology. Concepts discussed include liminality, imitation, schismogenesis and trickster, which provide an anthropological 'toolkit' for readers to develop innovative understandings of the underlying power mechanisms of globalized modernity. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, the book is clearly structured. Part I introduces the 'maverick' anthropologists, while Part II applies the maverick tool-kit to revisit the history of sociological thought and the question of modernity.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2019
Authors:	Arpad Szakolczai • Bjorn Thomassen
Dimensions:	227 x 151 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	294
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-43838-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	1-108-43838-5
Barcode:	9781108438384

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