ISBN:
9780520244030
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (417 p.)
Series Statement:
California Series in Public Anthropology v.12
Series Statement:
California Series in Public Anthropology Ser v.12
Parallel Title:
Print version Yanomami : The Fierce Controversy and What We Can Learn from It
DDC:
306.08998
Keywords:
Anthropological ethics ; Study and teaching (Higher)
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Anthropologists ; Professional relationships
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Anthropology ; Authorship
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Anthropology ; Fieldwork
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Yanomamo Indians ; Public opinion
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Yanomamo Indians ; Social conditions
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Yanomamo Indians ; Study and teaching (Higher)
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Yanomami raises questions central to the field of anthropology-questions concerning the practice of fieldwork, the production of knowledge, and anthropology's intellectual and ethical vision of itself. Using the Yanomami controversy-one of anthropology's most famous and explosive imbroglios-as its starting point, this book draws readers into not only reflecting on but refashioning the very heart and soul of the discipline. It is both the most up-to-date and thorough public discussion of the Yanomami controversy available and an innovative and searching assessment of the current state of anthro
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note to Teachers; A Personal Note to Undergraduates; Suggested Yanomami/Yanomamö Films; Helping the Yanomami; Map; PART I; 1 The Controversy and the Broader Issues at Stake; 2 Chagnon and Tierney in Their Own Words; 3 How the Controversy Has Played Out in American Anthropology; 4 Broader Issues at Stake in the Controversy; 5 Keeping Yanomami Perspectives in Mind; 6 You Decide; 7 A Platform for Change; Photographic Interlude; PART II; 8 Round One; 9 Round Two; 10 Round Three; 11 Three Assessments; Appendix: Summary of the Roundtable Participants' Positions
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesIndex;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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