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Regimes of Ignorance: Anthropological Perspectives on the Production and Reproduction of Non-Knowledge
Roy Dilley (Ed.)
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Hardback. Non-knowledge should not be simply regarded as the opposite of knowledge, but as complementary to it: each derives its character and meaning from the other and from their interaction. This volume's ethnographic analyses provide a theoretical frame through which to consider the production and reproduction of ignorance, non-knowledge, and secrecy. Editor(s): Dilley, Roy; Kirsch, Thomas G. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Non-knowledge should not be simply regarded as the opposite of knowledge, but as complementary to it: each derives its character and meaning from the other and from their interaction. Knowledge does not colonize the space of ignorance in the progressive march of science; rather, knowledge and ignorance are mutually shaped in social and political domains of partial, shifting, and temporal relationships. This volume's ethnographic analyses provide a theoretical frame through which to consider the production and reproduction of ignorance, non-knowledge, and secrecy, as well as the wider implications these ideas have for anthropology and related disciplines in the social sciences ... Read more
Non-knowledge should not be simply regarded as the opposite of knowledge, but as complementary to it: each derives its character and meaning from the other and from their interaction. Knowledge does not colonize the space of ignorance in the progressive march of science; rather, knowledge and ignorance are mutually shaped in social and political domains of partial, shifting, and temporal relationships. This volume's ethnographic analyses provide a theoretical frame through which to consider the production and reproduction of ignorance, non-knowledge, and secrecy, as well as the wider implications these ideas have for anthropology and related disciplines in the social sciences ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
Series
Methodology & History in Anthropology
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782388388
SKU
V9781782388388
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About Roy Dilley (Ed.)
Roy Dilley is Professor of Social Anthropology at University of St Andrews. His books include Islamic and Caste Knowledge Practices among Haalpulaaren (Edinburgh University Press, 2004) and Nearly Native, Barely Civilized: Henri Gaden's Journey Across Colonial French West Africa (Brill, 2014). Thomas G. Kirsch is Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at University of Konstanz. Recent publications include Spirits ... Read more
Reviews for Regimes of Ignorance: Anthropological Perspectives on the Production and Reproduction of Non-Knowledge
...first-rate scholarship from beginning to end. [The book] reads very nicely and has been properly organized and edited. Another strong aspect of the volume is the diverse range of geographical locations, thereby making the anthropological - i.e. general and possibly universal - argument much more convincing... Overall, I think the volume makes a significant and original contribution to scholarship in ... Read more