| Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences Contributor(s): Marcus, George E. (Author), Fischer, Michael M. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226504506 ISBN-13: 9780226504506 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: Using cultural anthropology to analyze debates that reverberate throughout the human sciences, George E. Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer look closely at cultural anthropology's past accomplishments, its current predicaments, its future direction, and the insights it has to offer other fields of study. The result is a provocative work that is important for scholars interested in a critical approach to social science, art, literature, and history, as well as anthropology. This second edition considers new challenges to the field which have arisen since the book's original publication. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 99012369 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.97" W x 8.94" (0.73 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using cultural anthropology to analyze debates that reverberate throughout the human sciences, George E. Marcus and Michael M. J. Fischer look closely at cultural anthropology's past accomplishments, its current predicaments, its future direction, and the insights it has to offer other fields of study. The result is a provocative work that is important for scholars interested in a critical approach to social science, art, literature, and history, as well as anthropology. This second edition considers new challenges to the field which have arisen since the book's original publication. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marcus, George E.: - George E. Marcus is professor of and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Rice University. |