| Going Abroad: Traveling Like an Anthropologist Contributor(s): Gordon, Rob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594517703 ISBN-13: 9781594517709 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $266.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Reference - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 301 |
| LCCN: 2010000840 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 8.1" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Increasingly students from the affluent countries are going abroad as part of their "educational experience." Although students see these experiences as invaluable and believe that they have learned a lot, the anthropological literature suggests the opposite; that travel abroad has a greater impact on the hosts than on the visitors and that indeed travel abroad, far from leading to students becoming more open-minded or learning about the other, can reinforce their stereotypes. The standards in anthropology teach humility and the ability to learn from those in the host country. This short book can be read pre-departure and while abroad to provide the reader the practical and philosophical tools needed to create an enriched and mind-broadening experience. |