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

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: MacClancy, Jeremy
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2013]
• Θέματα: 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.

 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. 

 Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Epigraph; Acknowledgments; 1 Beating the Bounds of Discipline? Innovation at the Margins and Beyond; Anthropology for Beginners; Past Imperfect, Present Tense; Bring Out Your Dead; Sketching a History of Anthropology, Popular or Otherwise; Anthropology Foxed; Anthropology Netted, and Other Pagan Practice; Contrasts, Continuities; 2 John Layard, "Study of a Failure": An Innovative Integrated Approach from the Psychoanalyst; A Life; Stone Men; Diffusing Jung; The Psyche in British Academic Society.