Ethnography and development : the work of Richard F. Salisbury / edited by Marilyn Silverman ; with contributions by Harvey A. Feit ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salisbury, Richard Frank, 1926-1989.

Contributor:

Silverman, Marilyn, 1945-2019.

Feit, Harvey A.

Series:

Fontanus monograph series ; 15.

Fontanus monograph series, 1183-1774 ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied anthropology.

Rural development.

Technical assistance--Anthropological aspects.

Technical assistance.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montréal : McGill University Libraries, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Richard Salisbury (1926-1989) was a pioneer in development anthropology and one of the founders of McGill University's anthropology department. His work had immense influence in the areas of economic anthropology, ethnographic practice (New Guinea, northern Canada) and policy formation. This volume commemorates and explores his life and work. Ethnography and Development presents eighteen articles written by Salisbury between 1954 and 1988, framed by seven original essays that explore his basic ideas as well as the intellectual and personal contexts in which he worked. The articles and essays highlight many of the issues that informed those of his generation who worked in economic and political anthropology, the anthropology of development, public anthropology, advocacy and applied anthropology, and in developing the organisational vehicles on which the profession currently depends. Salisbury's broad socio-economic vision, conceptual ideas, and socio-cultural ethnographic theories continue to exert a powerful influence on the discipline. Contributors include Harvey A. Feit (McMaster University), Henry J. Rutz (Hamilton College), and Colin H. Scott (McGill University).

Contents:

In memoriam et ad futuram: the anthropology of Richard F. Salisbury (1926-1989) / Marilyn Silverman

Ethnography and social structure in New Guinea: the early years / Henry J. Rutz

Political anthropology: systems, transactions and regions / Marilyn Silverman

Anthropological economics / Henry J. Rutz

Applying knowledge: anthropological praxis and public policy / Harvey A. Feit, Colin H. Scott

Organizing for the common good: developing anthropology / Colin H. Scott

Richard F. Salisbury: a chronological bibliography / compiled by Richard T. McCutcheon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-53140-2

9786613843852

0-7735-8465-X

OCLC:

768439942