Eric Robert Wolf (1923-1999) was an anthropologist best known for his studies of peasants, Latin America, and his advocacy of Marxist perspectives within anthropology.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death DateSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Death PlaceSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own accountBorn in Vienna, Austria; emigrated to and naturalized in the United States. Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountStudies of peasants and Latin America, and advocacy of Marxist perspectives within anthropology 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountEurope and the People Without History (1982) 1 Connections
Practices Studied
Eric Wolf co-authored, with Sidney Mintz, An Analysis of Ritual Co-Parenthood (Compadrazgo), Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 6(4), 1950, the founding anthropological analysis of the institution.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, nationality there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, nationality there.
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1. Eric Wolf (Wikipedia)
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Eric Robert Wolf (February 1, 1923 - March 6, 1999) was an anthropologist, best known for his studies of peasants, Latin America, and his advocacy of Marxist perspectives within anthropology.
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Eric Robert Wolf (February 1, 1923 - March 6, 1999) was an anthropologist, best known for his studies of peasants, Latin America, and his advocacy of Marxist perspectives within anthropology.
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