Anthropos today reflections on modern equipment
The discipline of anthropology is, at its best, characterized by turbulence, self-examination, and inventiveness. In recent decades, new thinking and practice within the field has certainly reflected this pattern, as shown for example by numerous fruitful ventures into the "politics and poetics...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J.
Princeton University Press
2003, c2003
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| Series: | Anthropology online
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| Collection: | Anthropology Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The discipline of anthropology is, at its best, characterized by turbulence, self-examination, and inventiveness. In recent decades, new thinking and practice within the field has certainly reflected this pattern, as shown for example by numerous fruitful ventures into the "politics and poetics" of anthropology. Surprisingly little attention, however, has been given to the simple insight that anthropology is composed of claims, whether tacit or explicit, about anthropos and about logos--and the myriad ways in which these two Greek nouns have been, might be, and should be, connected |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 159 p.) |