A Passage to Anthropology: Between Experience and Theory - Couverture souple

Hastrup, Kirsten

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415129230 ISBN 13 : 9780415129237

Editeur : Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Hastrup Kirsten

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The postmodernist critique of Objectivism, Realism and Essentialism has somewhat shattered the foundations of anthropology, seriously questioning the legitimacy of studying others. By confronting the critique and turning it into a vital part of the anthropological debate, A Passage to Anthropology provides a rigorous discussion of central theoretical problems in anthropology that will find a readership in the social sciences and the humanities. It makes the case for a renewed and invigorated scholarly anthropology with extensive reference to recent anthropological debates in Europe and the US, as well as to new developments in linguistic theory and, especially, newer American philosophy.
Although the style of the work is mainly theoretical, the author illustrates the points by referring to her own fieldwork conducted in Iceland. A Passage to Anthropology will be of interest to students in anthropology, sociology and cultural studies.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A rigourous discussion of the central theoretical problems in anthropology, with refernce to recent debates in Europe and the US, as well as new developments in linguistic theory.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0415129230
• ISBN 13: 9780415129237
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 232