Colonialism, Capital, and the Rise of the Structural-Functionalist School of British Anthropology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2156388 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert A Paul (Emory University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 210-229 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-7206 • E-ISSN: 1477-2612 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02757206.2015.1111208 |
| OpenAlex | W2229254415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
It is by now a truism that anthropology, especially British social anthropology, emerged under the regime of colonialism, and thus, to some extent, bears the imprint of and some responsibility for that oppressive institution. The reality is much more interesting. This paper, by focusing on the role of funding in the success of many intellectual paradigms, traces the source of the pre-eminence of British structural-functionalism not to the colonial system, but rather to an American intellectual tradition that was progressive, reform-minded, and devoted to benefiting oppressed peoples, especially African-Americans and latterly Africans
Applied anthropology · Colonialism · Epistemology · Functionalism (philosophy of mind · Historical anthropology · History of anthropology · Institution · Political science · Social science · Sociocultural anthropology · Sociology · Structural functionalism · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |