Stanley R. Barrett's Anthropology has long been a premiere sourcebook for students, providing a comprehensive overview of both theory and method in the discipline. In this updated second edition, Barrett's discussion of the origins and evolution of anthropology remains, augmente…
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The second edition of Anthropology adds important new material on questions of culture versus power, Max Weber's thought, the potential of applied anthropology, and the rise of public anthropology, while briefly touching on the anthropology of globalization.
"The second edition of Anthropology adds important new material on questions of culture versus power, Max Weber's thought, the potential of applied anthropology, and the rise of public anthropology, while briefly touching on the anthropology of globalization."--pub. desc. "Stan…
"L'ouvrage procède à une lecture croisée des théories sociales de Marx, Freud et Marcuse, qui constitue le point focal de l'analyse. Cette interprétation nouvelle démontre que la théorie critique de Marcuse repose sur un double renversement épistémologique jusqu'ici inaperçu : d…
"L'ouvrage procède à une lecture croisée des théories sociales de Marx, Freud et Marcuse, qui constitue le point focal de l'analyse. Cette interprétation nouvelle démontre que la théorie critique de Marcuse repose sur un double renversement épistémologique jusqu'ici inaperçu : d…
This volume examines the early modern methodology of anthropological and social research from a critical-historical perspective. The two principal methods of research, travel and the questionnaire, are studied in the context of the social conditions and intellectual trends of ea…
While showcasing the intellectual power of anthropology Thomas Hylland, Eriksen takes the anthropological community to task for its unwillingness to engage more proactively with the media in a wide range of current debates. If anthropology matters as a key tool with which to und…
A short history of engagement -- What went wrong? -- Complexity and context -- Fast and slow media -- Narrative and analysis -- Altercentric writing -- Why anthropology matters.
Anthropology ought to have changed the world. What went wrong? Engaging Anthropology takes an unflinching look at why the discipline has not gained the popularity and respect it deserves in the twenty-first century. From identity to multicultural society, new technologies to wor…
Anthropology ought to have changed the world. What went wrong? Engaging Anthropology takes an unflinching look at why the discipline has not gained the popularity and respect it deserves in the twenty-first century. From identity to multicultural society, new technologies to wor…