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Correcting the Record - (Methodology & History in Anthropology) by Herbert S Lewis (Hardcover)

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  • The critique of twentieth-century American anthropology often portrays anthropologists of the past as servants of colonialism who "extracted" information from indigenous peoples and published works causing them harm.
  • About the Author: Herbert S. Lewis is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • 198 Pages
  • Social Science, Anthropology
  • Series Name: Methodology & History in Anthropology

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About the Book



"The critique of twentieth-century American anthropology often portrays anthropologists of the past as servants of colonialism who "extracted" information from indigenous peoples and published works causing them harm. Herbert S. Lewis recovers the reality of the first century of American anthropology as a vital scholarly discipline that rejected established ideas of race, insisted on the value of very different ways of life, and delivered irreplaceable ethnographic studies. This volume presents powerful refutations of the accumulated damaging myths about anthropology's history"--



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The critique of twentieth-century American anthropology often portrays anthropologists of the past as servants of colonialism who "extracted" information from indigenous peoples and published works causing them harm. Herbert S. Lewis recovers the reality of the first century of American anthropology as a vital scholarly discipline that rejected established ideas of race, insisted on the value of very different ways of life, and delivered irreplaceable ethnographic studies. This volume presents powerful refutations of the accumulated damaging myths about anthropology's history.



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"In this book, Lewis' combination of erudite history of science and a critical reflection on ongoing postcolonial and decolonial debates offers a rare alternative view to new generations of students and researchers in anthropology and beyond." - Frederico Delgado Rosa, NOVA University

"Lewis has the stature in the profession and the ability to intercede in the rewriting of the history of anthropology that makes this book a significant contribution to the current conversation about the relevance of the past for the present." - Paul Shankman, University of Colorado

"Herbert Lewis, a veteran chronicler of American anthropology, finds that the field is now possessed by a malign myth of its past - patriarchal, racist, colonialist. Leading figures such as Alfred Kroeber are cancelled for imagined offences against contemporary norms. Lewis's informed, lucid essays contest this fantastic caricature. He recovers the reality of the first century of American anthropology as a vital scholarly discipline that rejected established ideas of race, insisted on the value of very different ways of life, and delivered irreplaceable ethnographic studies." - Adam Kuper, London School of Economics (LSE)




About the Author



Herbert S. Lewis is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Some of his publications are Jimma Abba Jifar: An Oromo Monarchy (orig. 1965; Red Sea Press, 2001), After the Eagles Landed: The Yemenites of Israel (Taylor & Francis, 1989), Oneida Lives: Long-Lost Voices of Wisconsin Oneidas (University of Nebraska Press, 2005), and In Defense of Anthropology: An Investigation of the Critique of Anthropology (Taylor & Francis, 2014).

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 198
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Anthropology
Series Title: Methodology & History in Anthropology
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Theme: Cultural & Social
Format: Hardcover
Author: Herbert S Lewis
Language: English
Street Date: December 1, 2024
TCIN: 92506174
UPC: 9781805397656
Item Number (DPCI): 247-34-9678
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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