Tim Ingold is Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of over fifteen books and a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

"Ingold, one of the most original and radical thinkers alive, presents his unique vision in a crystal-clear and passionate way. The book deserves a wide readership inside and outside the discipline."—Thomas Hylland Eriksen, University of Oslo"Anthropology: Why It Matters is both an introduction to and a profound meditation on the classic questions of anthropology. It is a model of what I would call 'companionable thinking.'"—Veena Das, Johns Hopkins University

• PrefaceChapter 1: On taking others seriouslyChapter 2: Similarity and differenceChapter 3: A discipline dividedChapter 4: Rethinking the socialChapter 5: Anthropology for the futureFurther readingIndex

Tim Ingold is Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of over fifteen books and a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

"Ingold, one of the most original and radical thinkers alive, presents his unique vision in a crystal-clear and passionate way. The book deserves a wide readership inside and outside the discipline."—Thomas Hylland Eriksen, University of Oslo"Anthropology: Why It Matters is both an introduction to and a profound meditation on the classic questions of anthropology. It is a model of what I would call 'companionable thinking.'"—Veena Das, Johns Hopkins University

• PrefaceChapter 1: On taking others seriouslyChapter 2: Similarity and differenceChapter 3: A discipline dividedChapter 4: Rethinking the socialChapter 5: Anthropology for the futureFurther readingIndex

Tim Ingold is Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of over fifteen books and a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

"Ingold, one of the most original and radical thinkers alive, presents his unique vision in a crystal-clear and passionate way. The book deserves a wide readership inside and outside the discipline."—Thomas Hylland Eriksen, University of Oslo"Anthropology: Why It Matters is both an introduction to and a profound meditation on the classic questions of anthropology. It is a model of what I would call 'companionable thinking.'"—Veena Das, Johns Hopkins University

• PrefaceChapter 1: On taking others seriouslyChapter 2: Similarity and differenceChapter 3: A discipline dividedChapter 4: Rethinking the socialChapter 5: Anthropology for the futureFurther readingIndex