"The ten papers in this volume offer different versions of how and where anthropologists might usefully work in today's world, converging on the issue of how anthropology can best recapture the progressive character its basic concepts, such as 'culture', once had"--Back cover
"The ten papers in this volume offer different versions of how and where anthropologists might usefully work in today's world, converging on the issue of how anthropology can best recapture the progressive character its basic concepts, such as 'culture', once had"--Back cover.
Life in Crisis tells the story of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders or MSF) and its effort to "save lives" on a global scale. Begun in 1971 as a French alternative to the Red Cross, the MSF has grown into an international institution with a reputation for outspok…