Radcliffe-Brown : journeys through colonial worlds, 1881-1955 / Isak Niehaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Niehaus, Isak A. (Isak Arnold), author.

Series:

Methodology and history in anthropology ; v. 50.

Methodology and history in anthropology ; Volume 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. (Alfred Reginald), 1881-1955.

Radcliffe-Brown, A. R.

Ethnology--History--20th century.

Ethnology.

Imperialism--Social aspects.

Imperialism.

Ethnologists--Great Britain--Biographpy.

Ethnologists.

Physical Description:

xiv, 351 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2025.

Summary:

"Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881-1955) is widely renowned as a founder of modern social anthropology. This biography challenges popular stereotypes of him as a misplaced positivist and colonial conservative. It shows Radcliffe-Brown to be a thoroughly cosmopolitan scholar, a committed fieldworker and a sharp critic of colonialism. Radcliffe-Brown engaged strategically with colonial authorities to further the interests of his discipline and invoked scientific credentials to critique central aspects of colonial rule. His struggle for intellectual autonomy and advocacy of a comparative sociological approach speaks to many contemporary concerns"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The makings of an aristocratic anarchist, 1881-1905

Fieldwork in the Andamans and Western Australia, 1906-1912

Writing anthropology from the margins, 1912-1919

Marketing anthropology in South Africa, 1919-1925

A Bohemian in Sydney, 1926-1931

Debates in Chicago, 1931-1936

Oxford in wartime, 1937-1945

A restless retirement, 1946-1955

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Niehaus, Isak A. (Isak Arnold). Radcliffe-Brown

ISBN:

9781805397687

1805397680

OCLC:

1431883772

Publisher Number:

90100689735