What Is Anthropology? Thomas Hylland Eriksen.

By:

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland [author]

Series: Anthropology, culture, and societyPublication details: London : Pluto Press, 2018.Description: 177 pages ; 22 cmISBN:

9780745399669

Subject(s):

Anthropology

DDC classification:

23 301 Er46W-2

Contents:

Part 1. Entrances. -- Why anthropology? -- Key concepts -- Ethnography -- Theories ; -- Part 2. Fields. -- Reciprocity -- Kinship -- Nature -- Thought -- Social Identity.

Summary: "Lucid and accessible, What is Anthropology? draws examples from current affairs as well as previous anthropological studies. Eriksen looks at the history of anthropology, its unique research methods and some of its central concepts, such as society, culture and translation. This second edition contains a new introduction, as well as updates throughout. New content includes discussions about Brexit, the rise of the populist Right in Europe, the anthropology of climate change and social media. What is Anthropology? shows in persuasive ways why anthropology is a fundamental intellectual discipline, perhaps more so in the twenty-first century than ever before."

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Part 1. Entrances. --
Why anthropology? --
Key concepts --
Ethnography --
Theories ; --
Part 2. Fields. --
Reciprocity --
Kinship --
Nature --
Thought --
Social Identity.

"Lucid and accessible, What is Anthropology? draws examples from current affairs as well as previous anthropological studies. Eriksen looks at the history of anthropology, its unique research methods and some of its central concepts, such as society, culture and translation. This second edition contains a new introduction, as well as updates throughout. New content includes discussions about Brexit, the rise of the populist Right in Europe, the anthropology of climate change and social media. What is Anthropology? shows in persuasive ways why anthropology is a fundamental intellectual discipline, perhaps more so in the twenty-first century than ever before."

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