Anthropology's World

Life in a Twenty-first-century Discipline

AvUlf Hannerz

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

In this masterly, state of the art work, Ulf Hannerz maps the contemporary social world of anthropologists and its relation to the wider world in which they carry out their work.Raising fundamental questions such as 'What is anthropology really about?', 'How does the public understand, or misunderstand, anthropology?' and 'What and where do anthropologists study now, and for whom do they write?', Hannerz invites anthropologists to think again about where their discipline is going.Full of insights and practical advice from Hannerz's long experience at the top of the discipline, this book is essential for all anthropologists who want their craft to survive and develop in a volatile world, and contribute to new understandings of its ever-changing diversity and interconnections.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-07-06
Mått:135 x 215 x 2 mm
Vikt:281 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Anthropology, Culture and Society
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745330471

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Ulf Hannerz is Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University and a former Chair of the European Association of Social Anthropologists. He is the author of Anthropology's World: Life in a Twenty-first-century Discipline (Pluto, 2010) and Foreign News (2004).

Recensioner i media

'Ulf Hannerz takes readers behind-the-scenes with wit, insight, political acuity, and a good measure of humanity. His observations about the frequent privileging of English in today's 'global discipline' and its consequences are especially sharp'

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: In the World, and a World in Itself - Chair of the European Association of Social Anthropologists2. Editing Anthropology: Two Experiences in Space and Time 3. Diversity Is Our Business4. Field Worries: Studying Down, Up, Sideways, Through, Backward, Forward, Early or Later, Away and at Home 5. Making the World Transparent6. Flat World and the Tower of Babel: Linguistic Practices in a Global Discipline7. Before and After: Exploring the Usable Past8. And Next, Briefly: Toward 2050 NotesReferencesIndex