Anthropology at the dawn of the Cold War : the influence of foundations, McCarthyism, and the CIA / edited by Dustin M. Wax.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wax, Dustin M.

Series:

Anthropology, culture, and society.

Anthropology, culture, and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology--United States--History--20th century.

Anthropology.

Anthropologists--United States--History--20th century.

Anthropologists.

Anthropologists--Political activity--United States.

Anthropology--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Science and state--United States--History--20th century.

Science and state.

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957--Relations with anthropologists.

McCarthy, Joseph.

Physical Description:

vi, 185 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the influence of McCarthyism and the CIA on anthropology in the cold war era.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION: ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE DAWN OF THE COLD WAR

1 ASHLEY'S GHOST: McCARTHYISM, SCIENCE, AND HUMAN NATURE

2 MATERIALISM'S FREE PASS: KARL WITTFOGEL, McCARTHYISM, AND THE " BUREAUCRATIZATION OF GUILT"

3 AMERICAN COLONIALISM AT THE DAWN OF THE COLD WAR

4 IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE: THE COLD WAR AND THE DIRECTION OF SCIENTIFIC PURSUITS

5 PEASANTS ON OUR MINDS: ANTHROPOLOGY, THE COLD WAR, AND THE MYTH OF PEASANT CONSERVATISM

6 ORGANIZING ANTHROPOLOGY: SOL TAX AND THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY

7 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND THE MUNDIAL UPHEAVAL SOCIETY: A STUDY IN ACADEMIC NETWORKING

8 AFTERWORD: RECONCEPTUALIZING ANTHROPOLOGY'S HISTORIOGRAPHY

CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611878740

9781281878748

128187874X

9781849643351

1849643350

9781435690738

1435690737

OCLC:

666951968