swap_horiz Brian Spooner Alternatives

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Clifford Geertz

Clifford Geertz was an American anthropologist central to the development of interpretive, or symbolic, anthropology. He...

Symbolic Indonesia Late 20TH Interpretive

9.2 Excellent

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Laura Nader

Laura Nader is an American anthropologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley, where she joined the fac...

Academic Power Legal North America

8.3 Great

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Gayle Rubin

Gayle Rubin is an American cultural anthropologist and influential feminist theorist whose work has been foundational to...

North America Feminist Late 20TH Sexuality

8.3 Great

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Byron Good

Byron Good is an American anthropologist and a prominent professor at Harvard University, where he has long been affilia...

Medical North America Late 20TH Iran

7.9 Good

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Robert Carneiro

Robert Carneiro (1927–2020) was an American anthropologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History. He is...

Evolution Warfare North America Late 20TH

7.6 Good

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Rayna Rapp

Rayna Rapp is an American feminist and medical anthropologist whose work has significantly influenced the study of repro...

Medical North America Feminist Late 20TH

7.5 Good

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Timothy Earle

Timothy Earle is an American anthropologist and archaeologist whose research focuses on the emergence of complex societi...

Political Archaeology North America Late 20TH

7.3 Good

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C. Loring Brace

C. Loring Brace was an American physical anthropologist at the University of Michigan who argued against racial typology...

North America Race Late 20TH Fossils

7.3 Good

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Dale Eickelman

Dale Eickelman is an American anthropologist and academic whose comparative research focuses on the intersection of Isla...

Education Middle East Late 20TH Morocco

7.3 Good

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Thomas Barfield

Thomas Barfield is an American anthropologist and academic recognized for his comparative studies of nomadic political o...

Contemporary North America Central Asia Afghanistan

7.3 Good

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Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good

Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good is an American medical anthropologist and professor at Harvard University whose research focuses...

Medical North America Late 20TH Iran

7.3 Good

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Louise Lamphere

Louise Lamphere is an American anthropologist who gained prominence as co-editor, with Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo, of th...

Academic North America Feminist Late 20TH

7.2 Good

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Mark Leone

Mark P. Leone is an American historical archaeologist who established the long-running Archaeology in Annapolis project...

Critical Historical Archaeology North America

7.1 Good

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Philip Kohl

Philip L. Kohl is an American anthropological archaeologist and professor emeritus at Wellesley College known for his re...

Politics Archaeology North America Late 20TH

7.1 Good

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Neil Whitehead

Neil Whitehead (1956-2012) was a British anthropologist who served as a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

History Amazonia North America Violence

7.0 Good

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Milford Wolpoff

Milford Wolpoff is an American paleoanthropologist associated with the University of Michigan. He is known for developin...

North America Late 20TH Fossils Paleoanthropology

6.9 Fair

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Jonathan Hill

Jonathan D. Hill is an American cultural anthropologist whose research centers on Indigenous peoples of the northwestern...

Music History Amazonia North America

6.9 Fair

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Steven Caton

Steven Caton is an American anthropologist recognized for his extensive ethnographic and linguistic research on the Arab...

Middle East North America Poetry Late 20TH

6.9 Fair

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Richard Tapper

Richard Tapper is a British social anthropologist and a professor emeritus at SOAS, University of London. He is best kno...

British Middle East Late 20TH Iran

6.9 Fair

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Paul Dresch

Paul Dresch is a British social anthropologist whose research has focused on Yemen, tribal organization, political autho...

Middle East Oxford Late 20TH Yemen

6.9 Fair