Doing Anthropology in Wartime and War Zones : World War I and the Cultural Sciences in Europe / Reinhard Johler, Christian Marchetti, Monique Scheer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johler, Reinhard, editor.

Marchetti, Christian, editor.

Scheer, Monique, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld, Germany : transcript Verlag, 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

World War I marks a well-known turning point in anthropology, and this volume is the first to examine the variety of forms it took in Europe. Distinct national traditions emerged and institutes were founded, partly due to collaborations with the military. Researchers in the cultural sciences used war zones to gain access to »informants«: prisoner-of-war and refugee camps, occupied territories, even the front lines. Anthropologists tailored their inquiries to aid the war effort, contributed to interpretations of the war as a »struggle« between »races«, and assessed the »warlike« nature of the Balkan region, whose crises were key to the outbreak of the Great War.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 101944

ISBN:

9783839414224

Publisher Number:

http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/transcript.9783839414224

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access