The Savage Within - The Social History of British Anthropology, 1885-1945 (Paperback, New Ed)

Considering the anthropological ideas current in Britain between 1885 and 1945, this book explores the relationship between social scientific ideas and behaviour. Professor Kuklick shows how the descriptions British anthropologists produced about the peoples of exotic culture can be translated into commentaries on their own society. Read as such, the anthropology of the period covered by the book represents an appeal for a society that rewards individuals on the basis of talent and achievement, not inherited status; a brief for the welfare state, which is obliged to care for those whom circumstances have prevented from taking care of themselves; and a plea for tolerance of cultural diversity based on observation of a range of ways of life that satisfy human needs and desires. The book also shows how anthropological insight informed consideration of specific problems: e.g. womens' rights, the Irish problem and colonisation.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1993
First published:	1991
Authors:	Henrika Kuklick
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	340
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-45739-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
LSN:	0-521-45739-4
Barcode:	9780521457392

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