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Navigators of the Contemporary
David A. Westbrook
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Description for Navigators of the Contemporary
Paperback. Describes the changing nature of ethnography as anthropologists use it to analyze places closer to home. This book maintains that a conversational style of ethnography can help us look beyond our assumptions and gain new insight into arenas of contemporary life such as corporations, financial institutions, science, the military, and religion. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
As the image of anthropologists exploring exotic locales and filling in blanks on the map has faded, the idea that cultural anthropology has much to say about the contemporary world has likewise diminished. In an increasingly borderless world, how can anthropology help us to tackle the concerns of a global society? David A. Westbrook argues that the traditional tool of the cultural anthropologist - ethnography - can still function as an intellectually exciting way to understand our interconnected, yet mysterious worlds."Navigators of the Contemporary" describes the changing nature of ethnography as anthropologists use it to analyze places closer to home. ... Read more
As the image of anthropologists exploring exotic locales and filling in blanks on the map has faded, the idea that cultural anthropology has much to say about the contemporary world has likewise diminished. In an increasingly borderless world, how can anthropology help us to tackle the concerns of a global society? David A. Westbrook argues that the traditional tool of the cultural anthropologist - ethnography - can still function as an intellectually exciting way to understand our interconnected, yet mysterious worlds."Navigators of the Contemporary" describes the changing nature of ethnography as anthropologists use it to analyze places closer to home. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226887524
SKU
V9780226887524
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About David A. Westbrook
David A. Westbrook is the Floyd H. and Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar and professor of law at the University at Buffalo Law School. He is the author of Between Citizen and State: An Introduction to the Corporation.
Reviews for Navigators of the Contemporary
"Westbrook's book is the most convincing rendering of how to be a good anthropologist that I know of. The extraordinary clarity and accessibility of his prose and his reasoning are testaments in their very performance to the virtues of his ambitiously broad vision of ethnography. Both stylistically and intellectually, this is a fresh and lovely breeze." - James D. Faubion, ... Read more