Meaning of anthrohistory | Babel Free

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A branch or method of history which incorporates anthropology.

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“SHAW, THURSTAN. Rsc. Prof. Arch., U. of Ibadan, Nigeria. Arch., all periods, anthrohistory, history of smoking & early smoking pipes. W. Africa. Fr.”

“It calls for a new anthrohistory to explore the complex interactions of power and culture as they change over periods not only of decades, but of centuries.”

“With more focus on theory and a rebranding—from ethnohistory to anthrohistory or anthropological history—Krech foresees a continuance of certain aspects of the methodology, but most of it should be discarded in the rubbish bin of outdated scholarly movements.”

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