Steward, Julian H(aynes)

Japanese: スチュワード（英語表記）Steward， Julian H(aynes)

Born January 31, 1902 in Washington, DC, USA
[Died] February 6, 1972, Urbana, Illinois, USA American cultural anthropologist. His theories of cultural evolution and new world civilizations had a major impact on the academic world (→ neo-evolutionism). He claimed that his series of comparative studies of cultural change revealed patterns in cultural change, and proved their validity. He was professor at Columbia University (1946-52) and Illinois University (52-69). His major works include Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution (55), Irrigation civilization (55), and Contemporary Change in Traditional Societies (3 volumes, 67).

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[生]1902.1.31. アメリカ，ワシントンD.C.
[没]1972.2.6. アメリカ，イリノイ，アーバナ
アメリカの文化人類学者。文化進化および新世界文明に関する理論で学界に大きな衝撃を与えた (→新進化主義 ) 。一連の文化変化の比較研究は，文化変化のなかの規則性を明らかにすると主張し，その有効性を証明した。コロンビア (1946～52) ，イリノイ (52～69) の各大学教授を歴任。主著『文化変化の理論－多系的進化の方法論』 Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution (55) ，『灌漑文明』 Irrigation civilization (55) ，『伝統社会の今日的変化』 Contemporary Change in Traditional Societies (3巻，67) 。

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