Anthropology in Theory: Issues in Epistemology
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Book Overview
The 57 articles collected in this volume---together with the editors' introduction---provide an overview of the key debates in anthropological theory over the past century. Provides the most comprehensive selection of readings and insightful overview of anthropological theory available Identifies crucial conceptual signposts and new theoretical directions for the discipline Discusses broader debates in the social sciences: debates about society and culture; structure and agency; identities and technologies; subjectivities and translocality; and meta-theory, ontology and epistemology
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0631229159
ISBN13:9780631229155
Release Date:January 2006
Publisher:Blackwell Publishers
Length:656 Pages
Weight:2.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 7.2" x 9.6"
Customer Reviews
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Brain Bending
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I have a love hate relationship with this book. It is as difficult as any Chem, O-Chem or Physics text. It started with all hate...Passe I thought to myself. All this theory is so old school. So then. As this book moved into the Post Modernists I detached myself a bit and then started to get warm fuzzy feelings about the theory and how I was using it in my day to day life and how well all this verbosity and inference was going to and has served me well in my current classes. Months later I find myself digging through it and my class work to find some Foucault for references. With a mix of Anthropologists and many social scientists I think I might be inspired to take on a few units for a minor in Sociology. If you are using this as a school text. Do not doubt the importance of the introductory pages. I would repeat myself but I know if you have to read this book you are a bright soul. Good Luck with that theory class! ;-)
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