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.