Anthropology at the dawn of the Cold War : the influence of foundations, McCarthyism, and the CIA /
Anthropology at the dawn of the Cold War : the influence of foundations, McCarthyism, and the CIA /
edited by Dustin M. Wax.
- London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2008.
- 1 online resource (vi, 185 pages)
- Anthropology, culture, and society .
- Anthropology, culture, and society. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Anthropology at the dawn of the Cold War / Dustin M. Wax -- Ashley's ghost : McCarthyism, science, and human nature / Susan Sperling -- Materialism's free pass : Karl Wittfogel, McCarthyism, and the "bureaucratization of guilt" / David H. Price -- American colonialism at the dawn of the Cold War / Marc Pinkoski -- In the name of science : the Cold War and the direction of scientific pursuits / Frank A. Salamone -- Peasants on our minds : anthropology, the Cold War and the myth of peasant conservatism / Eric B. Ross -- Organizing anthropology : Sol Tax and the professionalization of anthropology / Dustin M. Wax -- Columbia University and the mundial upheaval society : a study in academic networking / William Peace -- Afterword : Reconceptualizing anthropology's historiography / Robert L.A. Hancock.
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This book breaks new ground in the history of anthropology, opening up an explicit examination of anthropology in the Cold War era. With historical distance, Cold War anthropology has begun to emerge as a distinct field within the discipline. This book brings a number of different approaches to bear on the questions raised by anthropology's Cold War history. The contributors show how anthropologists became both tools and victims of the Cold War state during the rise of the United States in the post-War period. Examining the intersection between science and power, this book is a compelling read for anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in the way in which colonial and neo-colonial knowledge is produced and constructed.
Electronic reproduction.
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2010.
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English.
9781849643351 (electronic bk.) 1849643350 (electronic bk.) 9786611878740 6611878742 1435690737 9781435690738 (pbk.) (pbk.)
22573/ctt18fn2cv JSTOR
014016100 Uk 014016099 Uk
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 --Relations with anthropologists.
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
1900-1999
Anthropology--History--United States--20th century.
Anthropologists--History--United States--20th century.
Anthropologists--Political activity--United States.
Anthropology--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Science and state--History--United States--20th century.
Anthropologie--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Anthropologues--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Anthropologues--Activité politique--États-Unis.
Anthropologie--Aspect politique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Politique scientifique et technique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--General.
HISTORY--Modern--20th Century.
Anthropologists.
Anthropology.
Relations with anthropologists.
Science and state.
Ethnologie
Ethnologie--Kalter Krieg.
Kalter Krieg--Ethnologie.
Kulturanthropologie--USA--Geschichte 1945-1991.
United States.
USA.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
History.
GN17.3.U6 / A57 2008
301.0973/0904 301.09045
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Anthropology at the dawn of the Cold War / Dustin M. Wax -- Ashley's ghost : McCarthyism, science, and human nature / Susan Sperling -- Materialism's free pass : Karl Wittfogel, McCarthyism, and the "bureaucratization of guilt" / David H. Price -- American colonialism at the dawn of the Cold War / Marc Pinkoski -- In the name of science : the Cold War and the direction of scientific pursuits / Frank A. Salamone -- Peasants on our minds : anthropology, the Cold War and the myth of peasant conservatism / Eric B. Ross -- Organizing anthropology : Sol Tax and the professionalization of anthropology / Dustin M. Wax -- Columbia University and the mundial upheaval society : a study in academic networking / William Peace -- Afterword : Reconceptualizing anthropology's historiography / Robert L.A. Hancock.
Use copy
This book breaks new ground in the history of anthropology, opening up an explicit examination of anthropology in the Cold War era. With historical distance, Cold War anthropology has begun to emerge as a distinct field within the discipline. This book brings a number of different approaches to bear on the questions raised by anthropology's Cold War history. The contributors show how anthropologists became both tools and victims of the Cold War state during the rise of the United States in the post-War period. Examining the intersection between science and power, this book is a compelling read for anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in the way in which colonial and neo-colonial knowledge is produced and constructed.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781849643351 (electronic bk.) 1849643350 (electronic bk.) 9786611878740 6611878742 1435690737 9781435690738 (pbk.) (pbk.)
22573/ctt18fn2cv JSTOR
014016100 Uk 014016099 Uk
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957 --Relations with anthropologists.
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
1900-1999
Anthropology--History--United States--20th century.
Anthropologists--History--United States--20th century.
Anthropologists--Political activity--United States.
Anthropology--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Science and state--History--United States--20th century.
Anthropologie--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Anthropologues--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Anthropologues--Activité politique--États-Unis.
Anthropologie--Aspect politique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Politique scientifique et technique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--General.
HISTORY--Modern--20th Century.
Anthropologists.
Anthropology.
Relations with anthropologists.
Science and state.
Ethnologie
Ethnologie--Kalter Krieg.
Kalter Krieg--Ethnologie.
Kulturanthropologie--USA--Geschichte 1945-1991.
United States.
USA.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
History.
GN17.3.U6 / A57 2008
301.0973/0904 301.09045