| Title:
|
ANTHROPOLOGISTS IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE
SPEAKING OUT ON WAR, PEACE, AND AMERICAN POWER |
| By: |
Roberto J. Gonzalez |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
|
£33.00 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0292702353 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780292702356 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2004 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
Anthropologists have a long tradition of prescient diagnoses of world events. This anthology explains the profound repercussions of US involvement in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It draws connections between indigenous cultures, corporate globalisation, and contemporary political and economic crises. |
| Synopsis: |
Anthropologists have a long tradition of prescient diagnoses of world events. Possessing a knowledge of culture, society, and history not always shared by the media's talking heads, anthropologists have played a crucial role in educating the general reader on the public debates from World War I to the second Gulf War. This anthology collects over fifty commentaries by noted anthropologists such as Margaret Mead, Franz Boas, and Marshall Sahlins who seek to understand and explain the profound repercussions of U.S. involvement in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.Frequently drawing on their own fieldwork, the anthropologists go beyond the headlines to draw connections between indigenous cultures, corporate globalisation, and contemporary political and economic crises. Venues range from the op-ed pages of internationally renowned newspapers such as the "New York Times" and the "Washington Post" to magazine articles and television interviews.Special sections entitled 'Prelude to September 11" and "Anthropological Interpretations of September 11" include articles that provided many with their first substantial introduction to the history of Islam, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Each article includes a brief introduction contextualizing the commentary. |
| Illustrations: |
12 cartoons |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Texas Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|