How to think like an anthropologist / Matthew Engelke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engelke, Matthew, author.

Standardized Title:

Think like an anthropologist

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology.

Anthropology--Popular works.

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online ressurs (326 sider)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

From an award-winning anthropologist, a lively accessible, and at times irreverent introduction to the subjectWhat is anthropology? What can it tell us about the world? Why, in short, does it matter? For well over a century, cultural anthropologists have circled the globe, from Papua New Guinea to suburban England and from China to California, uncovering surprising facts and insights about how humans organize their lives and articulate their values. In the process, anthropology has done more than any other discipline to reveal what culture means--and why it matters. By weaving together examples and theories from around the world, Matthew Engelke provides a lively, accessible, and at times irreverent introduction to anthropology, covering a wide range of classic and contemporary approaches, subjects, and practitioners. Presenting a set of memorable cases, he encourages readers to think deeply about some of the key concepts with which anthropology tries to make sense of the world-from culture and nature to authority and blood. Along the way, he shows why anthropology matters: not only because it helps us understand other cultures and points of view but also because, in the process, it reveals something about ourselves and our own cultures, too.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. Culture

CHAPTER 2. Civilization

CHAPTER 3. Values

CHAPTER 4. Value

CHAPTER 5. Blood

CHAPTER 6. Identity

CHAPTER 7. Authority

CHAPTER 8. Reason

CHAPTER 9. Nature

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published as: Think like an anthropologist. London : Pelican, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-313) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

Other Edition:

Reprint of: 9780141983226 Engelke, Matthew Eric. [London, UK] : Pelican, 2017

ISBN:

9781400889525

1400889529

OCLC:

1132689778