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A Passage to Anthropology: Between Experience and Theory

By Kirsten Hastrup

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1995
ISBN
0415129222, 9780415129220
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5116209 bytes)
Edition
Hardcover
Pages
232\230
Time added
2019-04-08 23:52:03

Description

The postmodernist critique of Objectivism, Realism and Essentialism has somewhat shattered the foundations of anthropology, seriously questioning the legitimacy of studying others. By confronting the critique and turning it into a vital part of the anthropological debate,A Passage to Anthropologyprovides a rigorous discussion of central theoretical problems in anthropology that will find a readership in the social sciences and the humanities. It makes the case for a renewed and invigorated scholarly anthropology with extensive reference to recent anthropological debates in Europe and the US, as well as to new developments in linguistic theory and, especially, newer American philosophy. Although the style of the work is mainly theoretical, the author illustrates the points by referring to her own fieldwork conducted in Iceland.A Passage to Anthropologywill be of interest to students in anthropology, sociology and cultural studies.

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