October 16, 1998

Anthropologists Share a 'Disciplinary Culture' in Spite of Tensions Between Subfields

To the Editor:

While there is much of interest in Christopher Shea's article on tensions in anthropology, a few points need comment ("Tribal Skirmishes in Anthropology," September 11).

First, in the matter of departmental splits. The article mentions two, and observes that in one case (Duke University), the department itself didn't initiate the split. I think it's important that we track the larger

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