ISBN:
9780226887531
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0226887537
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 152 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Westbrook, David A Navigators of the contemporary
DDC:
305.8001
Keywords:
Ethnology Philosophy
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Ethnology United States
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Applied anthropology Philosophy
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Ethnology
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Applied anthropology Philosophy
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Ethnology Philosophy
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Applied anthropology
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Ethnology United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
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Applied anthropology ; Philosophy
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Ethnology
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Ethnology ; Philosophy
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Culturele antropologie
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Relevantie
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United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
As the image of anthropologists exploring exotic locales and filling in blanks on the map has faded, the idea that cultural anthropology has much to say about the contemporary world has likewise diminished. In an increasingly smaller world, how can anthropology help us to tackle the concerns of a global society? David A. Westbrook argues that the traditional tool of the cultural anthropologist--ethnography--can still function as an intellectually exciting way to understand our interconnected, yet mysterious worlds. Navigators of the Contemporary describes the changing nature of ethnography as an
Note:
Description based on print version record
URL:
http://chicago.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.7208/chicago/9780226887531.001.0001/upso-9780226887517
