How to think like an anthropologist / Matthew Engelke.
Engelke, Matthew, 1972- author.
2018
GN33 .E54 2018eb
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Title How to think like an anthropologist / Matthew Engelke.
Author Engelke, Matthew, 1972- author.
ISBN 9781400889525 (electronic book)
1400889529 (electronic book)
9780691178783
069117878X
Published Princeton [New Jersey] : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Copyright ©2018
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Call Number GN33 .E54 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 301.01
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.
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