Theory in Anthropology: Center and Periphery
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Comparative Studies in Society and History
- Vol. 28 (2) , 356-374
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0010417500013906
Abstract
Sherry Ortner's account of the development of anthropological theory is admirable both because of the complexity of her argument and because it opens up a series of interesting possibilities for theoretical self-criticism among anthropologists. In this essay, I consider a theme which is not directly addressed in Ortner's piece, but which might usefully be considered in relation to it. The theme involves the significance of place in the construction of anthropological theory in the period since World War II.Keywords
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