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Companion to Latin American Anthropology
Poole
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Description for Companion to Latin American Anthropology
Hardcover. Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region. Editor(s): Poole, Deborah. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region.
Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region.
- Contributors include some of the most prominent figures in Latin American and Latin Americanist anthropology
- Offers previously unpublished work from Latin America scholars that has been translated into English explicitly for this volume
- Includes overviews of national anthropologies in Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Brazil, and is also topically focused on new research
- Draws on original ethnographic and archival research
- Highlights national and regional debates
- Provides a vivid sense of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631234685
SKU
V9780631234685
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About Poole
Deborah Poole is Professor of Anthropology in Latin American Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of Peru: Time of Fear (with Gerardo Renique, 1992), Unruly Order: Violence, Power, and Regional Identity in the High Provinces of Peru (1994), Vision, Race, and Modernity: A Visual Economy of the Andean Image World (1997), and Anthropology in the Margins ... Read more
Reviews for Companion to Latin American Anthropology
"An indispensable reference for all social scientists interested in Latin American regions. Summing Up: Essential." (Choice Reviews, May 2009)