Foundations of anthropological theory : from classical antiquity to early modern Europe /
edited by Robert Launay.
- Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- xi, 296 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Blackwell anthologies in social & cultural anthropology ; 12 .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Launay presents a selection of key texts that reflect the broad range of thought on human behaviour, from Herodotus and Ibn Battuta to Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson. He reveals how the concerns of anthroplogy were first formulated and explores the origins of different social and political systems.