Author: Nugent, Stephen

Source: The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 13, Number 2, June 2007 , pp. 419-431(13)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract:

The primary topic in this discussion is the brief career of anthropological structural Marxism and the possibility of its continued relevance. That issue is framed by a more general one: on what basis are explanatory theories adopted and discarded in anthropology? The discussion of structural Marxism is framed within recent debates about the desirability of socio-cultural anthropology's traditional associations with other sub-fields of anthropology, and it is argued that the isolation of sub-fields is a regressive theoretical move.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9655.2007.00434.x

Publication date: 2007-06-01

Related content

• In this: publication
• By this: publisher
• In this Subject: Anthropology & Archeology
• By this author: Nugent, Stephen

Website © Publishing Technology. Article copyright remains with the publisher, society or author(s) as specified within the article.

• Terms and conditions
• Privacy policy
• Information for advertisers