Visions of Culture

This classic textbook, now in its fifth edition, offers anthropology students a succinct, clear, and balanced introduction to theoretical developments in the field. The key ideas of twenty-five major theorists are briefly described and—unique to this textbook—linked to the biographical and fieldwork experiences that helped shape their theories. The impact of each scholar on contemporary anthropology is presented, along with numerous examples, quotations from the theorists' writings, and a description of the broader intellectual setting in which these anthropologists worked. Moore has updated many of the profiles to take into account recent scholarship. The book is also more strongly tied in to the companion work, Visions of Culture: A Reader, to encourage the fullest intellectual engagement for students.