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Engaging Anthropology
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
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Description for Engaging Anthropology
Paperback. Looking at why the discipline has not gained the popularity and respect it deserves in the twenty-first century, this title takes the anthropological community to task for its unwillingness to engage more proactively with the media in a wide range of debates. It makes a plea for positioning anthropology as the universal intellectual discipline. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
Anthropology ought to have changed the world. What went wrong? Engaging Anthropology takes an unflinching look at why the discipline has not gained the popularity and respect it deserves in the twenty-first century. From identity to multicultural society, new technologies to work, globalization to marginalization, anthropology has a vital contribution to make.While showcasing the intellectual power of the discipline, Eriksen takes the anthropological community to task for its unwillingness to engage more proactively with the media in a wide range of current debates. If anthropology matters as a key tool with which to understand modern society beyond the ivory towers ... Read more
Anthropology ought to have changed the world. What went wrong? Engaging Anthropology takes an unflinching look at why the discipline has not gained the popularity and respect it deserves in the twenty-first century. From identity to multicultural society, new technologies to work, globalization to marginalization, anthropology has a vital contribution to make.While showcasing the intellectual power of the discipline, Eriksen takes the anthropological community to task for its unwillingness to engage more proactively with the media in a wide range of current debates. If anthropology matters as a key tool with which to understand modern society beyond the ivory towers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845200657
SKU
V9781845200657
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About Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and the Free University of Amsterdam.
Reviews for Engaging Anthropology
"Anthropologists should be at the forefront of public debates on questions ranging from human rights, multiculturalism and migration to development, education and health. Why are our voices so seldom heard? Thomas Hylland Eriksen demonstrates that the fault is partly our own, and his lively and insightful essay will help us to raise our game. - Adam Kuper A ... Read more