Visions of Culture

This classic textbook, now in its fifth edition, offers anthropology students a succinct, clear, and balanced introduction to theoretical developments in the field. The key ideas of twenty-five major theorists are briefly described and—unique to this textbook—linked to the biographical and fieldwork experiences that helped shape their theories. The impact of each scholar on contemporary anthropology is presented, along with numerous examples, quotations from the theorists' writings, and a descri…