Engaging Anthropology The Case for a Public Presence

Name: Engaging Anthropology The Case for a Public Presence
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ISBN: 9781845200657

ISBN-10: 1845200659

ISBN-13: 9781845200657

Edition: 2005

Authors: Thomas Hylland Eriksen

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Anthroplogy 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 21st century.

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 3/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and the Free University of Amsterdam. He is author of numerous works including Ethnicity and Nationalism, Small Places - Large Issues, Common Denominators and Engaging Anthropology.



Preface



A Short History of Engagement



What Went Wrong?



Complexity and Context



Fast and Slow Media



Narrative and Analysis



Altercentric Writing



Why Anthropology Matters


Bibliography


Index