Anthropology in the public arena historical to contemporary contexts in Britain /

• Main Author: MacClancy, Jeremy
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2013]
• Subjects: Anthropology > Great Britain > History.; Anthropology > Great Britain > Philosophy.; Anthropology > Great Britain > Methodology.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.; Anthropology.; Anthropology > Methodology.; Anthropology > Philosophy.; Great Britain.; Electronic books.; History.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118475522; 1118475526; 9781118475546; 1118475542; 9781118490280; 1118490282; 9781118475539; 1118475534
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118475539

This articulate and authoritative survey of both the popular and academic trends in anthropology demonstrates the broad relevance of anthropological knowledge and argues for a more inclusive conception of the discipline that engages the public imagination. Demonstrates the evolving social contexts of British anthropological theory and practice from the mid-19th centuryHighlights the importance of popular anthropology in forming and sustaining the professional disciplineExplores the past and present cross-fertilization of anthropologists, scientists and prominent.