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Recapturing Anthropology: Working in the Present
Richard G. Fox (Ed.)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Fox, Richard G. Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
The ten papers in this volume offer different versions of how and where anthropologists might work usefully in today's world, converging on the issue of how anthropology can best recapture the progressive character its basic concepts, such as "culture," once had. Together the authors demonstrate that a reinvigorated anthropology must recognize how the profession labors under an existing intellectual discipline, with its own political and economic history, on a global "shop floor.
The ten papers in this volume offer different versions of how and where anthropologists might work usefully in today's world, converging on the issue of how anthropology can best recapture the progressive character its basic concepts, such as "culture," once had. Together the authors demonstrate that a reinvigorated anthropology must recognize how the profession labors under an existing intellectual discipline, with its own political and economic history, on a global "shop floor.
Product Details
Publisher
School of American Research Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Series
School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Santa Fe, United States
ISBN
9780933452787
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V9780933452787
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Reviews for Recapturing Anthropology: Working in the Present
[Recapturing Anthropology is] a first class ticket to new times in anthropology." —Roger Slack, Sociology Vol. 27, no. 4 (November 1993) "Product of a 1989 seminar of leading ethnologists, these nine essays explore the revitalization of contemporary anthropology in response to postmodern criticism . . . [T]his will interest those concerned with new directions in the social sciences. For ... Read more