| Timothy Asch and Ethnographic Film Contributor(s): Lewis, E. D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415327741 ISBN-13: 9780415327749 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Beautifully illustrated and featuring articles from many of Asch's friends, colleagues, and collaborators as well as an important interview with Asch himself, this is an ideal introduction to his work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003046904 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Series: Studies in Visual Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.28" W x 9.46" (1.40 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Timothy Asch (1932-1994) was probably the greatest ethnographic filmmaker of the latter twentieth century, and one of the best-known anthropologists of his generation. He worked with Margaret Mead, John Marshall and Napoleon Chagnon, lived and filmed on every continent except Antarctica, and won numerous international prizes. His work, which includes 'The Ax Fight' and more than 50 other films of the Yanomam Indians of Venezuela, comprises the most widely used resource in the teaching of anthropology today. Timothy Asch and Ethnographic Film combines a biographical overview of Asch's life with theoretical and critical perspectives, giving a definitive guide to his background, aims and ideas, methodology and major projects. Beautifully illustrated with 60 photos, and featuring articles from many of Asch's friends, colleagues and collaborators as well as an important interview with Asch himself, it is an ideal introduction to his work and to a range of key issues in ethnographic film. |
