Engaged Anthroplogy: Politics beyond the Text - Couverture souple

Kirsch, Stuart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520297954 ISBN 13 : 9780520297951

Editeur : University of California Press, 2018

Synopsis

Does anthropology have more to offer than just its texts? In this timely and remarkable book, Stuart Kirsch shows how anthropology can--and why it should--become more engaged with the problems of the world. Engaged Anthropology draws on the author's experiences working with indigenous peoples fighting for their environment, land rights, and political sovereignty. Including both short interventions and collaborations spanning decades, it recounts interactions with lawyers and courts, nongovernmental organizations, scientific experts, and transnational corporations. This unflinchingly honest account addresses the unexamined "backstage" of engaged anthropology. Coming at a time when some question the viability of the discipline, the message of this powerful and original work is especially welcome, as it not only promotes a new way of doing anthropology, but also compellingly articulates a new rationale for why anthropology matters.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Stuart Kirsch is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and author of Mining Capitalism and Reverse Anthropology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520297954
• ISBN 13: 9780520297951
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 322
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• Personne responsable: non disponible