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Theory in Anthropology: Center and Periphery1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2009

Arjun Appadurai
Arjun Appadurai
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University of Pennsylvania
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Extract

Sherry Ortner's account of the development of anthropological theory is admirable both because of the complexity of her argument and because it opens up a series of interesting possibilities for theoretical self-criticism among anthropologists. In this essay, I consider a theme which is not directly addressed in Ortner's piece, but which might usefully be considered in relation to it. The theme involves the significance of place in the construction of anthropological theory in the period since World War II.

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CSSH Discussion
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Comparative Studies in Society and History , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 356 - 374
Copyright
Copyright © Society for the Comparative Study of Society and History 1986

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