This lost classic by famous anthropological theorist Leslie A. White, published now for the first time, represents twenty-five years of his scholarship on the anthropology of modern capitalism.
Leslie White was one of the most important—and controversial—figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White’s definitive statement on what he termed 'culturology.'
Drawing out the author's formulations of social organization, cultural evolution, and the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture, this... Læs mere
This lost classic by famous anthropological theorist Leslie A. White, published now for the first time, represents twenty-five years of his scholarship on the anthropology of modern capitalism.
One of the major works of twentieth-century anthropological theory, written by one of the discipline’s most important, complex, and controversial figures.
Drawing out the author's formulations of social organization, cultural evolution, and the relationship between technology, ecology, and culture, this... Læs mere