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Yanomami: The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from It
Robert Borofsky
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Description for Yanomami: The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from It
Paperback. Raises questions central to the field of anthropology - questions concerning the practice of fieldwork, the production of knowledge, and anthropology's intellectual and ethical vision of itself. This book discusses the Yanomami controversy, identifies the ethical dilemmas of the controversy and assesses the state of anthropology. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 391 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Yanomami raises questions central to the field of anthropology - questions concerning the practice of fieldwork, the production of knowledge, and anthropology's intellectual and ethical vision of itself. Using the Yanomami controversy - one of anthropology's most famous and explosive imbroglios - as its starting point, this book draws readers into not only reflecting on but refashioning the very heart and soul of the discipline. It is both the most up-to-date and thorough public discussion of the Yanomami controversy available and an innovative and searching assessment of the current state of anthropology. The Yanomami controversy came to public attention ... Read more
Yanomami raises questions central to the field of anthropology - questions concerning the practice of fieldwork, the production of knowledge, and anthropology's intellectual and ethical vision of itself. Using the Yanomami controversy - one of anthropology's most famous and explosive imbroglios - as its starting point, this book draws readers into not only reflecting on but refashioning the very heart and soul of the discipline. It is both the most up-to-date and thorough public discussion of the Yanomami controversy available and an innovative and searching assessment of the current state of anthropology. The Yanomami controversy came to public attention ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
391
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
California Series in Public Anthropology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
391
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520244047
SKU
V9780520244047
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About Robert Borofsky
Robert Borofsky is Professor of Anthropology at Hawaii Pacific University and the author of Making History (1987) as well as the editor of Assessing Cultural Anthropology (1994) and Remembrance of Pacific Pasts (2000).
Reviews for Yanomami: The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from It
If there is one book that redefines anthropology for the twenty-first century, this is it. It is a ground-breaking study that takes us to the ethical heart of the social sciences. This is an essential book for our times. - Carolyn Nordstrom, University of Notre Dame; What better way to learn anthropology than through one of its great ... Read more