Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Afro-Atlantic Dialogues
Kevin A. . Ed(S): Yelvington
€ 39.26
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Afro-Atlantic Dialogues
Paperback. Editor(s): Yelvington, Kevin A. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
This book breaks new theoretical and methodological ground in the study of the African diaspora in the Atlantic world. Leading scholars of archaeology, linguistics, and socio-cultural anthropology draw upon extensive field experiences and archival investigations of black communities in North America, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa to challenge received paradigms in Afro-American anthropology. They employ dialogic approaches that demand both an awareness of the historical fashioning of anthropology's categories and self-reflexive, critical research and define a new agenda for the field. Paying close attention to power, politics, and the dynamism of never-finished, open-ended behavioral forms and symbolic repertoires, the ... Read more
This book breaks new theoretical and methodological ground in the study of the African diaspora in the Atlantic world. Leading scholars of archaeology, linguistics, and socio-cultural anthropology draw upon extensive field experiences and archival investigations of black communities in North America, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa to challenge received paradigms in Afro-American anthropology. They employ dialogic approaches that demand both an awareness of the historical fashioning of anthropology's categories and self-reflexive, critical research and define a new agenda for the field. Paying close attention to power, politics, and the dynamism of never-finished, open-ended behavioral forms and symbolic repertoires, the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
SAR Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Series
School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Santa Fe, United States
ISBN
9781930618466
SKU
V9781930618466
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
Reviews for Afro-Atlantic Dialogues