Anthropology's world : life in a twenty-first century discipline /
A work that reassesses the issues that have always affected anthropology: what is anthropology for; how do anthropologists want their work to be understood; for whom do they write, and in what language? In his panoramic new book, Ulf Hannerz cements his reputation as one of anthropology's fines...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Pluto Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Anthropology, culture, and society.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A work that reassesses the issues that have always affected anthropology: what is anthropology for; how do anthropologists want their work to be understood; for whom do they write, and in what language? In his panoramic new book, Ulf Hannerz cements his reputation as one of anthropology's finest writers. He describes how anthropology came to be a major intellectual discipline, why it is vital that it remains so, and the problems it might face in the immediate future. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 203 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-198) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849645652 1849645655 |