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Changing Fields of Anthropology
Michael G. Kearney
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Description for Changing Fields of Anthropology
Hardback. This work explores major shifts and re-orientations in the history of American anthropology. It engages three fundamental intellectual-political challenges that American anthropology is destined to confront - becoming more self-reflexive, achieving holism, and defence of universal human rights. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
This book explores major shifts and reorientations in the recent history of American Anthropology, reflecting the author's vision of what anthropology is and what it has the potential to become. The title phrase 'changing fields' can be read in two ways: One meaning refers to how, since the mid-1960s, the larger national and global social, intellectual, and political fields within which American anthropology is situated have profoundly changed. The second meaning refers to how, in response to these changing fields, the author, like many other anthropologists, changed the locations of his fieldwork along with his research problems and theoretical perspectives. ... Read more
This book explores major shifts and reorientations in the recent history of American Anthropology, reflecting the author's vision of what anthropology is and what it has the potential to become. The title phrase 'changing fields' can be read in two ways: One meaning refers to how, since the mid-1960s, the larger national and global social, intellectual, and political fields within which American anthropology is situated have profoundly changed. The second meaning refers to how, in response to these changing fields, the author, like many other anthropologists, changed the locations of his fieldwork along with his research problems and theoretical perspectives. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847693726
SKU
V9780847693726
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About Michael G. Kearney
Michael Kearney is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.
Reviews for Changing Fields of Anthropology
This is a welcome collection that will prove useful for anthropological research across the changing borders and indigenous struggles of this hemisphere.
Journal of Anthropological Research
Journal of Anthropological Research