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Fredrik Barth: An Intellectual Biography
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
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Description for Fredrik Barth: An Intellectual Biography
Paperback. A definitive biography of Fredrik Barth, one of the leading lights of anthropology, by one of today's finest anthropologists. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Fredrik Barth is one of the towering figures of twentieth-century anthropology. This intellectual history traces the development of Barth's ideas and explores the substance of his contributions. In an accessible style, Thomas Hylland Eriksen's biographical study reveals the magic of ethnography to professional anthropologists and non-practitioners alike.
Exploring his six decade career, it follows Barth from early ecological studies in Pakistan, to political studies in Iran, to groundbreaking fieldwork in Norway, New Guinea, Bali and Bhutan. Eriksen argues that Barth's voracious appetite for fieldwork holds the key to understanding his remarkable intellectual development and the insights ... Read more
Fredrik Barth is one of the towering figures of twentieth-century anthropology. This intellectual history traces the development of Barth's ideas and explores the substance of his contributions. In an accessible style, Thomas Hylland Eriksen's biographical study reveals the magic of ethnography to professional anthropologists and non-practitioners alike.
Exploring his six decade career, it follows Barth from early ecological studies in Pakistan, to political studies in Iran, to groundbreaking fieldwork in Norway, New Guinea, Bali and Bhutan. Eriksen argues that Barth's voracious appetite for fieldwork holds the key to understanding his remarkable intellectual development and the insights ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745335353
SKU
V9780745335353
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About Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962 – 2024) was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). He was among the most highly cited anthropologists of his generation, and his classic and accessible textbook Small Places, Large Issues remains a cornerstone in anthropology courses. His later books, including Overheating, tackled ... Read more
Reviews for Fredrik Barth: An Intellectual Biography
'Fredrik Barth was an extraordinary ethnographer who did path-breaking fieldwork in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Indonesia and New Guinea. This book tells Barth's story with sympathy, insight and great verve'
Adam Kuper, Centennial Professor, London School of Economics 'A timely and essential guide ... Eriksen is probably the person best situated to write this admirable intellectual biography and accomplishes the ... Read more
Adam Kuper, Centennial Professor, London School of Economics 'A timely and essential guide ... Eriksen is probably the person best situated to write this admirable intellectual biography and accomplishes the ... Read more