{"product_id":"9781405187763","title":"Foundations of Anthropological Theory From Classical Antiquity to Early Modern Europe","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFoundations of Anthropological Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Classical Antiquity to Early Modern Europe\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Launay\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFoundations of Anthropological Theory\u003c\/i\u003e presents a selection of key texts that reflect the broad range of anthropological thought on human behavior, from Herodotus and Ibn Battuta to Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Enables the reader to situate the modern discipline of anthropology within the larger context of intellectual history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Features key texts from the ancient and medieval worlds through to the Enlightenment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the presumptive rights of Europeans to judge the inherent moral worth of non-Western civilizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides fascinating insights into the ways historians, philosophers, missionaries, and even writers of fiction have made valuable contributions to modern anthropological inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Launay \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTraders Without Trade: Responses to Change in Two Dyula Communities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Stream: Islam and Society in a West African Town\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Amaury Talbot Prize, and numerous articles on the anthropology of Islam and Muslim societies in West Africa. He has written extensively on both the contemporary and early history of anthropology, and is completing a new book, \u003ci\u003eSavages, Despots, and Romans: The Urge to Compare and the Origins of Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 March 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405187763\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312992055436,"sku":"9781405187763","price":112.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405187763.jpg?v=1780164444","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405187763","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}