The Future of anthropology : its relevance to the contemporary world

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The Future of anthropology : its relevance to the contemporary world

edited by Akbar S. Ahmed and Cris N. Shore

Athlone, 1995

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hard ISBN 9780485114454

内容説明

Is anthropology relevant to our lives today? Does anthropology have anything to contribute in the coming time? How are anthroplogists responding to the post-colonial, post-modernist world? Leading anthroplogists attempt to answer these questions, identifying and exploring key issues where anthropology connects with the problems of the contemporary scene.

目次

  • From self-applause through self-criticism to self-confidence. Introduction: is anthropology relevant to the contemporary world? the rise and fall of scientific ethnography
  • anthropology: still the uncomfortable discipline? anthropology for sale? learning from AIDS: the future of anthropology
  • anthropology, gender, masculinity
  • tourism, modernity, nostalgia
  • prospects for tourism study in anthropology
  • lost horizons regained: old age and the anthropology of contemporary society
  • cultural imperialism and the mediation of otherness
  • after emotion: ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia, and beyond
  • notes on the future anthropology.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780485121056

内容説明

Focuses on the relevance of anthropology to problems of the contemporary world, covering: HIV/AIDS research, feminism and masculinity, tourism and heritage, refugees, ageing, cultural imperialism, the media, postmodernism and post-colonial criticism, science and anthropology in policy and practice.

目次

  • From self-applause through self-criticism to self-confidence. Introduction: is anthropology relevant to the contemporary world? the rise and fall of scientific ethnography
  • anthropology: still the uncomfortable discipline? anthropology for sale? learning from AIDS: the future of anthropology
  • anthropology, gender, masculinity
  • tourism, modernity, nostalgia
  • prospects for tourism study in anthropology
  • lost horizons regained: old age and the anthropology of contemporary society
  • cultural imperialism and the mediation of otherness
  • after emotion: ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia, and beyond
  • notes on the future anthropology.

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