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Leslie Alvin White (January 19, 1900, Salida, Colorado – March 31, 1975, Lone Pine, California) was an American anthropologist known for his advocacy of the theories on cultural evolution, sociocultural evolution, and especially neoevolutionism, and for his role in creating the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
Leslie A. White (born Jan. 19, 1900, Salida, Colo., U.S.—died March 31, 1975, Lone Pine, Calif.) was an American anthropologist best known for his theories of the evolution of culture and for the scientific study of culture that he called “ culturology.”
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Leslie Alvin White (January 19, 1900 – March 31, 1975) was an American anthropologist known for his advocacy of theories of cultural evolution, Neoevolutionism, and for the scientific study of culture that he named "culturology."
May 17, 2018 · A biography of the American anthropologist Leslie A. White (1900-1975), known for his fieldwork among the Keresan-speaking Indians, his culturology theory, and his energy theory of cultural evolution. Learn about his life, achievements, controversies, and legacy in the field of anthropology.
Leslie White was one of the most important and controversial figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White's definitive...
A review of White's super-organic theory of culture, which sees culture as a process of energy exploitation and accumulation. The article examines White's main concepts, assumptions, and criticisms, and traces the development of his culturology.
About this title: Leslie White was one of the most important-and controversial-figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White's definitive statement on what he termed "culturology."
