They Studied Man - Abram Kardiner & Edward Preble

Title: They Studied Man
Author: Abram Kardiner & Edward Preble
Publisher: The New American Library / Mentor Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: First Mentor printing, February 1963
ISBN: Not stated
Condition: Second-hand. Fair. The covers show heavy rubbing, creasing, scuffing and edge wear, with pronounced wear and loss at the spine ends and corners. The binding is intact and the pages show age-related toning. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

An accessible history of anthropology through ten major thinkers, including Darwin, Spencer, Durkheim, Freud, Kroeber, Tylor, Boas, Frazer, Benedict and Malinowski.

Abram Kardiner and Edward Preble examine how these influential figures shaped modern understandings of culture, society, behaviour and the development of anthropology as a social science.