A Companion to Latin American Anthropology Contributor(s): Poole, Deborah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0631234683 ISBN-13: 9780631234685 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $60.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region. * Contributors include some of the most prominent figures in Latin American and Latin Americanist anthropology * Offers previously unpublished work from Latin America scholars that has been translated into English explicitly for this volume * Includes overviews of national anthropologies in Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Brazil, and is also topically focused on new research * Draws on original ethnographic and archival research * Highlights national and regional debates * Provides a vivid sense of how anthropologists often combine intellectual and political work to address the pressing social and cultural issues of Latin America |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 306.098 |
LCCN: 2007032294 |
Series: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.98" W x 9.76" (2.49 lbs) 576 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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Publisher Description: Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse region.
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