Adam Jonathan Kuper (born 29 December 1941) [1] is a British social anthropologist. Kuper was the son of Simon Meyer Kuper and Gertrude Hesselson. [2] . Born in Johannesburg, [2] he attended Parktown Boys' High School and took his first degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Most recently a Centennial Professor in this department and a Visiting Professor at Boston University, and a recipient of the Huxley Medal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, he has authored or edited 19 books and published over 100 journal articles focusing on anthropological theory, the history of anthropology in the US and Britain, and so...

Kuper reveals the politics and struggles of trying to build these museums in Germany, France, and England in the mid-19th century, and the dramatic encounters between the very colorful and eccentric collectors, curators, political figures, and high members of …

Oct 16, 2021 · Adam Kuper makes the case against cultural determinism and argues that political and economic forces, social institutions, and biological processes must take their place in any complete explanation of why people think and behave as they do."--Jacket

Kalahari village politics: an African democracy.

Feb 2, 2023 · Tracing the history of ethnographic collections from the 19th century to the modern era, Adam Kuper addresses issues such as restitution and their viability, making the case for a new approach that will see museums transcend national identities.

Dec 31, 2019 · Adam Kuper situates the leading actors in their historical and institutional context, probes their rivalries, revisits their debates, and reviews their key ethnographies.

Apr 17, 2024 · Adam Kuper is a fellow of the British Academy and a recipient of the Royal Anthropological Institute’s Huxley Memorial Medal. He was Centennial Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and a visiting professor at Boston University.

Adam Kuper’s iconoclastic intellectual history argues that the idea of “primitive society” is a western myth. The “primitive” is imagined as the opposite of the “civilised”.

Adam Kuper is a specialist on the ethnography of Southern Africa, and he has written widely on the history and theory of anthropology. Selected Publications: Anthropology and Anthropologists: The British School in the Twentieth Century, London: Routledge, 201...see more