In the 1980s books like Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter pondered anthropology's ties to colonial inequality, while the immense popularity of theorists such as Antonio Gramsci and Michel Foucault moved issues of power and hegemony into the spotlight.
Duk Warsa 1980-an , buku buku sekadi Anthropology and the Colonial encounter  madaging indik  paiketan antropologi sareng nenten maimbangnyane kolonial,  nanging sane  kaloktah   para teoretisi sekadi Antonio Gramsci miwah Michel Foucault nyobyahang gatra gatra indik kekuasaan taler hegemoni sane dados panguratian.