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23 produkter
Adventures in Aidland
The Anthropology of Professionals in International Development
Av David Mosse
Inbunden, 2011
1921 kr
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Anthropological interest in new subjects of research and contemporary knowledge practices has turned ethnographic attention to a wide ranging variety of professional fields. Among these the encounter with international development has perhaps been longer and more intimate than any of the others. …
Fire in the Dark
Telling Gypsiness in North East England
Häftad, 2011
527 kr
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Anthropologists who are employed to change the worlds they are researching find themselves in a potentially contradictory position. Combining the various roles and expectations involved in working with Gypsies and local government at the same time as conducting anthropological research, provides …
Anthropology and Consultancy
Issues and Debates
Av Pamela Stewart, Andrew J. Strathern
Häftad, 2004
454 kr
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More and more, anthropologists are recruited as consultants by government departments, companies or as observers of development processes in their field areas generally. Although these roles can be very gratifying, they can create ambiguous situations for the anthropologists who find that new …
Adventures in Aidland
The Anthropology of Professionals in International Development
Av David Mosse
Häftad, 2013
454 kr
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Anthropological interest in new subjects of research and contemporary knowledge practices has turned ethnographic attention to a wide ranging variety of professional fields. Among these the encounter with international development has perhaps been longer and more intimate than any of the others. …
Up, Down, and Sideways
Anthropologists Trace the Pathways of Power
Av Rachael Stryker, Roberto J. Gon
Inbunden, 2014
1921 kr
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Using a “vertical slice” approach, anthropologists critically analyze the relationship between undemocratic uses and abuses of power and the survival of the human species. The contributors scrutinize modern institutions in a variety of regions—from Russia and Mexico to South Korea and the U.S. Up, …
Public Anthropology in a Borderless World
Inbunden, 2015
2123 kr
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Anthropologists have acted as experts and educators on the nature and ways of life of people worldwide, working to understand the human condition in broad comparative perspective. As a discipline, anthropology has often advocated — and even defended — the cultural integrity, authenticity, and …
Media, Anthropology and Public Engagement
Inbunden, 2015
1921 kr
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Contemporary anthropology is done in a world where social and digital media are playing an increasingly significant role, where anthropological and arts practices are often intertwined in museum and public intervention contexts, and where anthropologists are encouraged to engage with mass media. …
Witches and Demons
A Comparative Perspective on Witchcraft and Satanism
Inbunden, 2016
1921 kr
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Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about …
Witches and Demons
A Comparative Perspective on Witchcraft and Satanism
Häftad, 2016
454 kr
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Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about …
Up, Down, and Sideways
Anthropologists Trace the Pathways of Power
Av Rachael Stryker, Roberto J. Gon
Häftad, 2016
527 kr
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Using a "vertical slice" approach, anthropologists critically analyze the relationship between undemocratic uses and abuses of power and the survival of the human species. The contributors scrutinize modern institutions in a variety of regions-from Russia and Mexico to South Korea and the U.S. Up, …
Theoretical Scholarship and Applied Practice
Av Sarah Pink, Vaike Fors m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1867 kr
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Academics across the globe are being urged by universities and research councils to do research that impacts the world beyond academia. Yet to date there has been very little reflection amongst scholars and practitioners in these fields concerning the relationship between the theoretical and …
Public Anthropology in a Borderless World
Häftad, 2017
601 kr
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Anthropologists have acted as experts and educators on the nature and ways of life of people worldwide, working to understand the human condition in broad comparative perspective. As a discipline, anthropology has often advocated — and even defended — the cultural integrity, authenticity, and …
Media, Anthropology and Public Engagement
Häftad, 2017
527 kr
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Contemporary anthropology is done in a world where social and digital media are playing an increasingly significant role, where anthropological and arts practices are often intertwined in museum and public intervention contexts, and where anthropologists are encouraged to engage with mass media. …
Theoretical Scholarship and Applied Practice
Av Sarah Pink, Vaike Fors m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
512 kr
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Academics across the globe are being urged by universities and research councils to do research that impacts the world beyond academia. Yet to date there has been very little reflection amongst scholars and practitioners in these fields concerning the relationship between the theoretical and …
Invisible Faces and Hidden Stories
Narratives of Vulnerable Populations and Their Caregivers
Av Cecilia Sem Obeng, Samuel Gyasi Obeng
Inbunden, 2020
1701 kr
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Dealing with narratives of vulnerable populations, this book looks at how they deal with dimensions of their social life, especially in regards to health. It reflects the socio-political ecologies like public hostility and stereotyping, neglect of their unique health needs, their courage to …
Invisible Faces and Hidden Stories
Narratives of Vulnerable Populations and Their Caregivers
Av Cecilia Sem Obeng, Samuel Gyasi Obeng
Häftad, 2025
444 kr
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Dealing with narratives of vulnerable populations, this book looks at how they deal with dimensions of their social life, especially in regards to health. It reflects the socio-political ecologies like public hostility and stereotyping, neglect of their unique health needs, their courage to …
Applications of Anthropology
Professional Anthropology in the Twenty-first Century
Av Sarah Pink
Inbunden, 2005
1921 kr
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At the beginning of the twenty-first century the demand for anthropological approaches, understandings and methodologies outside academic departments is shifting and changing. Through a series of fascinating case studies of anthropologists’ experiences of working with very diverse organizations in …
Applications of Anthropology
Professional Anthropology in the Twenty-first Century
Av Sarah Pink
Häftad, 2005
440 kr
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At the beginning of the twenty-first century the demand for anthropological approaches, understandings and methodologies outside academic departments is shifting and changing. Through a series of fascinating case studies of anthropologists’ experiences of working with very diverse organizations in …
Fire in the Dark
Telling Gypsiness in North East England
Inbunden, 2007
1861 kr
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Anthropologists who are employed to change the worlds they are researching find themselves in a potentially contradictory position. Combining the various roles and expectations involved in working with Gypsies and local government at the same time as conducting anthropological research, provides …
Visual Interventions
Applied Visual Anthropology
Av Sarah Pink
Inbunden, 2007
1921 kr
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Visual anthropology has proved to offer fruitful methods of research and representation to applied projects of social intervention. Through a series of case studies based on applied visual anthropological work in a range of contexts (health and medicine, tourism and heritage, social development, …
Ethnography and the Corporate Encounter
Reflections on Research in and of Corporations
Inbunden, 2009
1921 kr
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Businesses and other organizations are increasingly hiring anthropologists and other ethnographically-oriented social scientists as employees, consultants, and advisors. The nature of such work, as described in this volume, raises crucial questions about potential implications to disciplines of …
Visual Interventions
Applied Visual Anthropology
Av Sarah Pink
Häftad, 2009
511 kr
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Visual anthropology has proved to offer fruitful methods of research and representation to applied projects of social intervention. Through a series of case studies based on applied visual anthropological work in a range of contexts (health and medicine, tourism and heritage, social development, …
Ethnography and the Corporate Encounter
Reflections on Research in and of Corporations
Häftad, 2010
511 kr
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Businesses and other organizations are increasingly hiring anthropologists and other ethnographically-oriented social scientists as employees, consultants, and advisors. The nature of such work, as described in this volume, raises crucial questions about potential implications to disciplines of …
