From Boas to Black power : racism, liberalism, and American anthropology /

Anderson, Mark, 1969-

From Boas to Black power : racism, liberalism, and American anthropology / Mark Anderson. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Prologue : the custom of the country -- Introduction -- The anti-racist liberal Americanism of Boasian anthropology -- Franz Boas, miscegenation, and the white problem -- Ruth Benedict, "American" culture, and the color line -- Post-World War II anthropology and the social life of race and racism -- Charles Wagley, Marvin Harris, and the comparative study of race -- Black studies and the reinvention of anthropology -- Conclusion : anti-racism, liberalism, and anthropology in the age of Trump.



9781503607880

2018035364


Ethnology--History--United States--20th century.
Anti-racism--History--United States--20th century.
Liberalism--History--United States--20th century.
Race--Study and teaching--History--United States--20th century.
Racism in anthropology--History--United States--20th century.


Electronic Books.

GN308 / .F766 2019