Social Anthropology
Subtitle: Robert Redfield
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: December 31, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9781412806947
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Social Science; Sociology; General; Sociology - General; Anthropology - General; Anthropologists; Biography; Ethnology; Mexico; United States
Description: "Robert Redfield's work can be seen as falling into three distinct theoretical categories: (1) the study of social change or modernization; (2) peasant studies; and (3) the comparative study of civilizations. Drawing from articles, book excerpts, and unpublished papers and letters, this work presents Redfield's central contributions in each of these areas. Seen as a whole, this volume traces Redfield's seminal contributions to the early development of modernization theory and the interdisciplinary fields of peasant and comparative civilizations studies. This book offers a concise summation of the work of a highly influential figure."--Jacket.