Marxist Approaches in Anthropology
@article{OLaughlin1975MarxistAI, title={Marxist Approaches in Anthropology}, author={Bridget O'Laughlin}, journal={Annual Review of Anthropology}, year={1975}, volume={4}, pages={341-370} }
The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the basic concepts and methods of historical materialism for anthropologists interested in applying this framework in their own work. It is not possible to cut out certain aspects of Marxism-such as the study of culture or of "primitive" societies-and assign them to anthropologists; Marx's emphasis on i ntegrated historical anal ysis of social totalities precludes the isolation of anthropology as a distinct discipline within the social…
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