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EXPEDITIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY
TEAMWORK, TRAVEL AND THE 'SCIENCE OF MAN' |
| By: |
Martin Thomas (Editor), Amanda Harris (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£92.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1785337726 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781785337727 |
| Publisher: |
BERGHAHN BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
31 January, 2018 |
| Series: |
Methodology & History in Anthropology 32 |
| Description: |
This rich assessment of cross-cultural research and team-based travel is part of a new historical turn that regards expeditions as cultural formations, and provides new and compelling perspectives on the histories of anthropology and empire. |
| Synopsis: |
The origins of anthropology lie in expeditionary journeys. But since the rise of immersive fieldwork, usually by a sole investigator, the older tradition of team-based social research has been largely eclipsed. Expeditionary Anthropology argues that expeditions have much to tell us about anthropologists and the people they studied. The book charts the diversity of anthropological expeditions and analyses the often passionate arguments they provoked. Drawing on recent developments in gender studies, indigenous studies and the history of science, the book argues that even today, the `science of man' is deeply inscribed by its connections with expeditionary travel. |
| Illustrations: |
39 illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Berghahn Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |