Download or read book Anthropology and the Western Tradition written by Jacob Pandian and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents an interpretation of anthropology, its intellectual & social functions, its structure & meaning. Focuses on the question of why it is considered necessary & valid to study other peoples in order to understand ourselves & the nature of humankind.