How to Think Like an Anthropologist - Brossura

Engelke, Matthew

 
9780691193137: How to Think Like an Anthropologist
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ISBN 10: 0691193134 ISBN 13: 9780691193137
Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2019

Sinossi

From an award-winning anthropologist, a lively, accessible, and irreverent introduction to the field

What is anthropology? What can it tell us about the world? Why, in short, does it matter? For well over a century, cultural anthropologists have circled the globe, from Papua New Guinea to California, uncovering surprising insights about how humans organize their lives and articulate their values. In the process, anthropology has done more than any other discipline to reveal what culture means and why it matters. By weaving together examples and theories from around the world, Matthew Engelke provides a lively, accessible, and at times irreverent introduction to anthropology, covering a wide range of classic and contemporary approaches, subjects, and anthropologists. Presenting memorable cases, he encourages readers to think deeply about key concepts that anthropologists use to make sense of the world. Along the way, he shows how anthropology helps us understand other cultures and points of view—but also how, in doing so, it reveals something about ourselves and our own cultures, too.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Matthew Engelke is an anthropologist at Columbia University, where he directs the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life.

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Editore
Princeton Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2019
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0691193134
ISBN 13 
9780691193137
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
326
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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