Synopses & Reviews
A lost masterwork by Leslie A. White represents twenty-five years of his scholarship on the anthropology of modern capitalism. This abridged version of Modern Capitalist Culture delivers all of White's major arguments in a clear and concise manner.
Synopsis
This lost classic by Leslie A. White represents twenty-five years of his scholarship on the anthropology of modern capitalism. Drawing out his now classic formulations of social organization, cultural evolution, and the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture, this major theoretical work traces a vast expanse of history from the earliest forms of capitalism to the detailed inner workings of contemporary democratic institutions. The abridged version of Modern Capitalist Culture delivers all of Whites major arguments in a clear and concise manner. A substantial foreword by Burton J. Brown, Benjamin Urish, and Robert Carneiro both situates this posthumous work within the history of anthropological theory and shows its importance to contemporary debates within the discipline.
About the Author
The late Leslie A. White (19001975) was one of anthropologys most renowned theorists. From his base at University of Michigan, he influenced generations of students and followers with his ideas of cultural evolution. He was author of numerous books on theory and on his fieldwork in the American southwest. no bio info