Fredrik Barth

An Intellectual Biography

AvThomas Hylland Eriksen

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Fredrik Barth is one of the towering figures of twentieth-century anthropology. This intellectual history traces the development of Barth's ideas and explores the substance of his contributions. In an accessible style, Thomas Hylland Eriksen's biographical study reveals the magic of ethnography to professional anthropologists and non-practitioners alike. Exploring his six decade career, it follows Barth from early ecological studies in Pakistan, to political studies in Iran, to groundbreaking fieldwork in Norway, New Guinea, Bali and Bhutan. Eriksen argues that Barth's voracious appetite for fieldwork holds the key to understanding his remarkable intellectual development and the insights it produced. The book raises many of the same questions that emerge from Barth's own work - of unity and diversity, of culture and relativism, of art and science.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-04-20
Mått:137 x 213 x 23 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Anthropology, Culture and Society
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745335353

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962 – 2024) was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA). He was among the most highly cited anthropologists of his generation, and his classic and accessible textbook Small Places, Large Issues remains a cornerstone in anthropology courses. His later books, including Overheating, tackled the important issue of climate change within the discipline.

Recensioner i media

'Fredrik Barth was an extraordinary ethnographer who did path-breaking fieldwork in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Indonesia and New Guinea. This book tells Barth's story with sympathy, insight and great verve'

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsSeries PrefacePrefacePart I: A Man of Action1. Watching and Wandering2. The Power and the Glory3. Nomadic Freedom4. Entrepreneurship5. The Global Theorist6. Ethnic Groups and BoundariesPart II: An Anthropology of Knowledge7. Baktaman Vibrations8. A New Kind of Complexity9. Turbulent Times10. Cultural Complexity11. The Guru and the Conjurer12. Between Art and ScienceNotesList of Works by Fredrik BarthList of Other ReferencesIndex