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OverviewAlfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881-1995) is widely renowned as a founder of modern social anthropology. This biography challenges popular stereotypes of him as a misplaced positivist and colonial conservative. It shows Radcliffe-Brown to be a thoroughly cosmopolitan scholar, a committed fieldworker and a sharp critic of colonialism. Radcliffe-Brown engaged strategically with colonial authorities to further the interests of his discipline and invoked scientific credentials to critique central aspects of colonial rule. His struggle for intellectual autonomy and advocacy of a comparative sociological approach speaks to many contemporary concerns. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Isak NiehausPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books ISBN: 9781805397687ISBN 10: 1805397680 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 01 November 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. The Makings of an Aristocratic Anarchist, 1881-1905 Chapter 2. Fieldwork in the Andamans and Western Australia, 1906-1912 Chapter 3. Writing Anthropology from the Margins, 1912-1919 Chapter 4. Marketing Anthropology in South Africa, 1919-1925 Chapter 5. A Bohemian in Sydney, 1926-1931 Chapter 6. Debates in Chicago, 1931-1936 Chapter 7. Oxford in Wartime, 1937-1945 Chapter 9. A Restless Retirement, 1946-1955 Conclusion Appendices References IndexReviews“I found this book absolutely outstanding. It is admirable in its commitment to what must have been a decade-long process of research and writing and refreshing in its methodological quest for scholarly rigour.” • Andrew Bank, University of the Western Cape Author InformationIsak Niehaus teaches social anthropology at Brunel University London. He has previously published, Witchcraft, Power and Politics (Pluto Press, 2001), Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and AIDS in the Shadow of Biomedicine (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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