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Applications of Anthropology

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Description for Applications of Anthropology Paperback. Through a series of fascinating case studies of anthropologists' experiences of working with very diverse organizations in the private and public sector this volume examines existing and historical debates about applied anthropology. Editor(s): Pink, Sarah. Series: Studies in Applied Anthropology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century the demand for anthropological approaches, understandings and methodologies outside academic departments is shifting and changing. Through a series of fascinating case studies of anthropologists’ experiences of working with very diverse organizations in the private and public sector this volume examines existing and historical debates about applied anthropology. It explores the relationship between the "pure and the impure" – academic and applied anthropology, the question of anthropological identities in new working environments, new methodologies appropriate to these contexts, the skills needed by anthropologists working in applied contexts where multidisciplinary work is often undertaken, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Applied Anthropology
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845450632
SKU
V9781845450632
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99-2

About Sarah . Ed(S): Pink
Sarah Pink has a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Kent and an MA in Visual Anthropology from the University of Manchester. Her first applied anthropology project was directly after graduating with a BA in Anthropology from the University of Kent, on a project about parcels service customers, followed by other consultancies. Since being awarded her PhD in ... Read more

Reviews for Applications of Anthropology
"The chapters in this book are all well executed and sprinkled through with references to classic anthropological theorists of the twentieth century…[It] establishes a very effective and thoughtful benchmark in a developing field of writing in anthropology, and deserves to become one of the central works in its field." —Andrew Strathern & Pamela J. Stewart in JRAI

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