Carneiro - by Robert B Graber (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

No one has done as much as Robert L. Carneiro to bring cultural evolutionism from its nineteenth-century origins into the twenty-first century. These thirteen essays, ordered and balanced according to Carneiro's own conceptual arrangement, have been carefully selected for brevity and accessibility. This volume promises to contribute to revitalizing this durable, profoundly illuminating theoretical perspective for current and future generations of students and anthropologists.

Review Quotes

"This book presents a number of important papers, previously published, by the respected anthropologist and proponent of cultural evolution, Robert L. Carneiro." - Janet Chernela, University of Maryland

"The volume is especially useful in bringing to light quite a few of Carneiro's works that have not got the attention they perhaps deserve...as the preface makes clear, [ ] Carneiro himself structured the chapter sequence, which gives the chapters a coherence, Carneiro's personal imprimatur, and historical value as a document reflecting how he saw his ideas develop through his career." - Paul Roscoe, University of Maine

About the Author

Robert B. Graber is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Truman State University. Previously he taught at Millsaps College, and held a visiting appointment with the University of Missouri's Department of Anthropology. He is author of A Scientific Model of Social and Cultural Evolution; Meeting Anthropology Phase to Phase; and Valuing Useless Knowledge.