Why the world needs anthropologists
by Borecký, Pavel Gorup, Meta Guerrón-Montero, Carla María Podjed, Dan
"Why does the world need anthropology and anthropologists? This collection of thirteen essays written by prominent academic, practicing and applied anthropologists aims to answer this provocative question. In an accessible and appealing style, each author in this volume inquires about the social value and practical application of the discipline of anthropology. Contributors note that the problems the world faces at a global scale are both new and old, unique and universal, and that solving them…
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- Full title :Why the world needs anthropologists / edited by Dan Podjed, Meta Gorup, Pavel Borecký and Carla Guerrón Montero.
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"Why does the world need anthropology and anthropologists? This collection of thirteen essays written by prominent academic, practicing and applied anthropologists aims to answer this provocative question. In an accessible and appealing style, each author in this volume inquires about the social value and practical application of the discipline of anthropology. Contributors note that the problems the world faces at a global scale are both new and old, unique and universal, and that solving them requires the use of long-proven tools as well as innovative approaches. They highlight that using anthropology in relevant ways outside the academia contributes to the development of a new paradigm in anthropology, one where the ability to collaborate across disciplinary and professional boundaries becomes both central and legitimate. Contributors provide specific suggestions to anthropologists and the public at large on practical ways to use anthropology to change the world for the better. This one-of-a-kind volume will be of interest to fledging and established anthropologists, social scientists and the general public"--
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- Publication Date:2021.
- Edition:First Edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2021.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781003087397, 1003087396, 9781000185942, 100018594X, 9781000182736, 1000182738, 9781000189421, 1000189422
- oclc:on1156429922
- LC Classification:GN25
- Dewey Decimal:301
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