1st Edition

Marxism and Anthropology The History of a Relationship

By Maurice Bloch Copyright 1983
    190 Pages
    by Routledge

    190 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book examines the uses made of anthropology by Marx and Engels, and the uses made of Marxism by anthropologists. Looking at the writings of Marx and Engels on primitive societies, the book evaluates their views in the light of present knowledge and draws attention to inconsistencies in their analysis of pre-capitalist societies. These inconsistencies can be traced to the influence of contemporary anthropologists who regarded primitive societies as classless. As Marxist theory was built around the idea of class, without this concept the conventional Marxist analysis foundered.
    First published in 1983.

    1. Anthropology and the Work of Marx and Engels 2. Marx and Engels on Anthropology 3. The Present-Day Standing of Marx's and Engel's Anthropology 4. The Direct Successors to Marx and Engels 5. Marxism and American Anthropology 6. Marxism and British and French Anthropology

    Biography

    Maurice Bloch