Fifty Key Anthropologists surveys the life and work of some of the most influential figures in anthropology. The entries, written by an international range of expert contributors, represent the diversity of thought within the subject, incorporating both classic theorists and more recent anthropological thinkers. Names discussed include:Clifford GeertzBronislaw Malinowski Zora Neale Hurston Sherry B. OrtnerClaude Le?vi-StraussRodney NeedhamMary DouglasMarcel Mauss