This biographical dictionary provides information on 322 men and women who have made or are making significant contributions in the field of anthropology. A short biography highlights each person’s professional and private background and detailed analysis of the theories or approaches that each contributed to his or her individual field and a guide to their major published works are provided.
A chronological appendix lists each person’s date of birth, full name, and primary field of study, guiding readers to entries covering 1681 to 2006. An extensive glossary explains technical terms used throughout the work.

Counselor and counseling tutor William Stewart has been writing for more than 40 years. He has published many counseling and self-help books as well as Biographical Dictionary of Anthropologists and Admirals of the World: A Biographical Dictionary, 1500 to the Present with McFarland. He lives in Eastleigh, Hants, England.

William Stewart
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 245
Bibliographic Info: index
Copyright Date: 2009
pISBN: 978-0-7864-3671-2
eISBN: 978-1-4766-1528-8
Imprint: McFarland

Preface      1

THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS      3

Timeline      219
Index      223

“the reference value of this research tool is enhanced by both a timeline and a detailed index…recommended”—ARBA.