Anthropology at the Dawn of the Cold War: The Influence of Foundations, Mccarthyism, and the CIA (Anthropology, Culture and Society)

This book breaks new ground in the history of anthropology, opening up an explicit examination of anthropology in the Cold War era. With historical distance, Cold War anthropology has begun to emerge as a distinct field within the discipline. This book brings a number of different approaches to bear on the questions raised by anthropology's Cold War history. The contributors show how anthropologists became both tools and victims of the Cold War state during the rise of the United States in the post-War period. Examining the intersection between science and power, this book is a compelling read for anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in the way in which colonial and neo-colonial knowledge is produced and constructed. Introduction : Anthropology At The Dawn Of The Cold War / Dustin M. Wax -- Ashley's Ghost : Mccarthyism, Science, And Human Nature / Susan Sperling -- Materialism's Free Pass : Karl Wittfogel, Mccarthyism, And The Bureaucratization Of Guilt / David H. Price -- American Colonialism At The Dawn Of The Cold War / Marc Pinkoski -- In The Name Of Science : The Cold War And The Direction Of Scientific Pursuits / Frank A. Salamone -- Peasants On Our Minds : Anthropology, The Cold War And The Myth Of Peasant Conservatism / Eric B. Ross -- Organizing Anthropology : Sol Tax And The Professionalization Of Anthropology / Dustin M. Wax -- Columbia University And The Mundial Upheaval Society : A Study In Academic Networking / William Peace -- Afterword : Reconceptualizing Anthropology's Historiography / Robert L.a. Hancock. Edited By Dustin M. Wax. Outgrowth Of A Panel Held At The 2003 American Anthropological Association's Annual Meeting. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. CONTENTS......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 Introduction: Anthropology at the Dawn of the Cold War......Page 8 1 Ashley’s Ghost: McCarthyism, Science, and Human Nature......Page 24 2 Materialism’s Free Pass: Karl Wittfogel, McCarthyism,and the “Bureaucratization of Guilt”......Page 44 3 American Colonialism at the Dawn of the Cold War......Page 69 4 In the Name of Science: The Cold War and the Direction of Scientific Pursuits......Page 96 5 Peasants on Our Minds: Anthropology, the Cold War, and the Myth of Peasant Conservatism......Page 115 6 Organizing Anthropology: Sol Tax and the Professionalization of Anthropology......Page 140 7 Columbia University and the Mundial Upheaval Society: A Study in Academic Networking......Page 150 8 Afterword: Reconceptualizing Anthropology’s Historiography......Page 173 Contributors......Page 186 Index......Page 189 Examines the influence of McCarthyism and the CIA on anthropology in the cold war era.