Fredrik Barth : an intellectual biography

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Fredrik Barth : an intellectual biography

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

(Anthropology, culture and society)

Pluto Press, 2015

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Includes bibliographical references and index

"First English language edition published 2015 by Pluto Press" -- T.p. verso

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Description

Fredrik Barth is one of the towering figures of twentieth-century anthropology. This intellectual history traces the development of Barth's ideas and explores the substance of his contributions. In an accessible style, Thomas Hylland Eriksen's biographical study reveals the magic of ethnography to professional anthropologists and non-practitioners alike. Exploring his six decade career, it follows Barth from early ecological studies in Pakistan, to political studies in Iran, to groundbreaking fieldwork in Norway, New Guinea, Bali and Bhutan. Eriksen argues that Barth's voracious appetite for fieldwork holds the key to understanding his remarkable intellectual development and the insights it produced. The book raises many of the same questions that emerge from Barth's own work - of unity and diversity, of culture and relativism, of art and science.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Series Preface Preface Part I: A Man of Action 1. Watching and Wandering 2. The Power and the Glory 3. Nomadic Freedom 4. Entrepreneurship 5. The Global Theorist 6. Ethnic Groups and Boundaries Part II: An Anthropology of Knowledge 7. Baktaman Vibrations 8. A New Kind of Complexity 9. Turbulent Times 10. Cultural Complexity 11. The Guru and the Conjurer 12. Between Art and Science Notes List of Works by Fredrik Barth List of Other References Index

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  • NCID
    BB21607345
  • ISBN
    • 9780745335353
    • 9780745335360
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    nor
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 249 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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