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At the Bridge: James Teit and an Anthropology of Belonging - Couverture souple

Wickwire, Wendy

 
9780774861526: At the Bridge: James Teit and an Anthropology of Belonging
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0774861525 ISBN 13 : 9780774861526
Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2019

Synopsis

At the Bridge chronicles the little-known story of James Teit, a prolific ethnographer who, from 1884 to 1922, worked with and advocated for the Indigenous peoples of British Columbia and the northwestern United States. From his base at Spences Bridge, BC, Teit forged a participant-based anthropology that was far ahead of its time. Whereas his contemporaries, including famed anthropologist Franz Boas, studied Indigenous peoples as members of "dying cultures," Teit worked with them as members of living cultures resisting colonial influence over their lives and lands. Whether recording stories, mapping place-names, or participating in the chiefs' fight for fair treatment, he made their objectives his own. With his allies, he produced copious, meticulous records; an army of anthropologists could not have achieved a fraction of what he achieved in his short life. Wickwire's beautifully crafted narrative accords Teit the status he deserves, consolidating his place as a leading and innovative anthropologist in his own right.

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À propos de l'auteur

Wendy Wickwire is professor emerita in the Department of History at the University of Victoria.

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Éditeur
University of British Columbia Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0774861525
ISBN 13 
9780774861526
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
400
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Personne responsable
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