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Introduction : What do anthropologists do? ; Employing anthropology ; Conducting research
1. Anthropology and advocacy : Balancing acts ; Facilitating cross-cultural communication ; Defending livelihoods and knowledge ; Human rights ; Land rights ; Participatory action
2. Anthropology and aid : Crossing boundaries ; Aid and ambiguity ; NGO-graphy ; Assisting aid ; Dealing with displacement ; Understanding race and racism
3. Anthropology and development : Critiquing development ; In development ; Connecting multiple realities ; Conserving cultural diversity ; Globalization
4. Anthropology and the environment : 'Environmental' problems ; Indigenous knowledges ; Political ecology ; Unpacking garbage ; Human-animal relations ; Anthropology and environmentalism
5. Anthropology and governance : The big picture ; The not so big picture ; Home work ; Prescription and persuasion ; Education
6. Anthropology, business and industry : Money matters ; Anthropologists in business ; Multinational and multicultural communication ; Anthropology and communications media ; Marketing anthropology ; Designing anthropology
7. Anthropology and health : Health in a cultural context ; From cradle to grave ; Food and lifestyle ; Understanding disease ; Drug cultures and crime ; Managing health
8. Anthropology, art and identity : Defining identity ; Gender and sexuality ; Race, nationalism and social movements ; Representing identity ; Art and performance ; Museums and cultural heritage ; Film and photography
Conclusion : Applying anthropology ; Interdisciplinary anthropology ; Transferring anthropology ; What kind of people become anthropologists?
Appendix 1. Studying anthropology
Appendix 2. Further reading
Appendix 3. Other resources
Glossary.
1. Anthropology and advocacy : Balancing acts ; Facilitating cross-cultural communication ; Defending livelihoods and knowledge ; Human rights ; Land rights ; Participatory action
2. Anthropology and aid : Crossing boundaries ; Aid and ambiguity ; NGO-graphy ; Assisting aid ; Dealing with displacement ; Understanding race and racism
3. Anthropology and development : Critiquing development ; In development ; Connecting multiple realities ; Conserving cultural diversity ; Globalization
4. Anthropology and the environment : 'Environmental' problems ; Indigenous knowledges ; Political ecology ; Unpacking garbage ; Human-animal relations ; Anthropology and environmentalism
5. Anthropology and governance : The big picture ; The not so big picture ; Home work ; Prescription and persuasion ; Education
6. Anthropology, business and industry : Money matters ; Anthropologists in business ; Multinational and multicultural communication ; Anthropology and communications media ; Marketing anthropology ; Designing anthropology
7. Anthropology and health : Health in a cultural context ; From cradle to grave ; Food and lifestyle ; Understanding disease ; Drug cultures and crime ; Managing health
8. Anthropology, art and identity : Defining identity ; Gender and sexuality ; Race, nationalism and social movements ; Representing identity ; Art and performance ; Museums and cultural heritage ; Film and photography
Conclusion : Applying anthropology ; Interdisciplinary anthropology ; Transferring anthropology ; What kind of people become anthropologists?
Appendix 1. Studying anthropology
Appendix 2. Further reading
Appendix 3. Other resources
Glossary.