Constructing Knowledge: Authority and Critique in Social Science (Inquiries in Social Construction)

Nencel, Lorraine and Pels, Peter (edited by)

ISBN 10: 0803984022 / ISBN 13: 9780803984028

Editore: Sage Publications, London, 1991

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Spine not creased. 215 x 135 mm. xvi, 224 pp. An anthropological approach to questions about the nature of knowledge and the 'scientific project' in the social sciences. A bright, presentable copy.

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• Titolo: Constructing Knowledge: Authority and Critique in Social Science (Inquiries in Social Construction)
• Editore: Sage Publications, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803984022
• ISBN 13: 9780803984028
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Very Good
• Tipo di libro: Book
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Politics, Philosophy, Economics

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The book explores the crisis in anthropology, brought on by the sustained attacks on its long held postulates. Amongst the topics discussed are: the legitimacy of constructing knowledge about others; Western ethnocentrism inherent in concepts such as culture; construction of concepts such as "self" and "other" serving to strengthen rather than reduce racial and gender inequality; postmodern "doubt" with its emphasis on relativity of knowledge which can undermine the whole edifice of "scientific" anthropology; whether a reflexive self-critique can be sustained as an alternative to paralysis of the discipline. This text may be of interest to those involved in the practice of social science research.