Navigators of the Contemporary Why Ethnography Matters

Name: Navigators of the Contemporary Why Ethnography Matters
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ISBN: 9780226887524

ISBN-10: 0226887529

ISBN-13: 9780226887524

Edition: 2008

Authors: David A. Westbrook

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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 smaller 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 anthropologistethnographycan still function as an intellectually exciting way to understand our interconnected, yet mysterious worlds. Navigators of the Contemporarydescribes the changing nature of ethnography as anthropologists use it to analyze places closer to home. Westbrook maintains that a conversational style…

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List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.92" long x 0.04" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

David A. Westbrook is Floyd H. and Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at the University at Buffalo. His books include City of Gold: An Apology for Globalization in a Time of Discontent (2003) and Out of Crisis: Rethinking Our Financial Markets (2009).