Anthropological Theory is an impressively comprehensive introduction to the history of anthropological theory from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. The texts are carefully selected to give a balanced view of the development of the discipline over a century and a half. McGee’s and Warms' decision to present complete texts rather than extracts allows the reader to enter more fully into the authors’ ways of thinking, while the section introductions and the footnotes carefully and sensitively contextualize and explain the readings. This text unquestionably remains the standard in the field.

Robert Launay, Northwestern University

McGee and Warms continue their admirable practice of presenting original essays that illustrate and illuminate significant theoretical moments and movements in the history of anthropology. As in the past, the editors’ knowledgeable introductions to each section and, above all, their extensive annotations of each essay, make this volume an unrivaled source.

Herbert S. Lewis, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Anthropological Theory is the gold standard for?history of theory anthologies. And now with new material to bring it up to date, this classical reader is more valuable than ever.

Alex Golub, University of Hawaii

McGee and Warms’ eighth?edition is a necessity for anyone teaching or learning about anthropology’s invention, exploration, and manipulation of culture as an analytic concept in the study of human behavior. The selections and annotations insightfully trace the development of anthropological theory from the mid-19th?century to the present day; from seeing the non-European world as populated by savages and barbarians to decolonizing that world.

Jonathan Marks, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

A new edition of Anthropological Theory is always a welcome event for those teaching the history of the discipline.?The eighth?edition retains its useful selection of canonical essays with important additions on decolonization and whiteness. Its strength remains its insightful commentary with details about terminology, authors, and theoretical controversies.

Nancy Lutkehaus, University of Southern California

This new edition of?Anthropological Theory?presents a diverse set of original works tracing key developments in anthropological analysis. But what makes it truly remarkable are the detailed, insightful commentaries McGee and Warms provide alongside each text. Their brilliant intellectual exegeses take?Anthropological Theory?to a new level, making it invaluable for audiences across disciplines, and from undergraduates to research scholars. Rare is the book on the history of anthropology one cannot put down, but this is it.

Tom Boellstorff, University of California, Irvine