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Bezig met laden... Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction (2000)door Peter Just, Peter Just
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. After a brief introduction on ethnography as practised by anthropologists, the authors discuss the concepts of culture and society and then go on to discuss the different ways people sees themselves as members of social groups, such as families, classes, tribes and nations, and their relations to the physical and spiritual worlds. A reasonable introduction into anthropology, splitting halfway between a discussion of the theoretical underpinnings of the field and examples of cultural diversity in various areas (religion, possessions, relationships, etc.). The examples are completely fascinating, but the theoretical discussions are somewhat dry and although they don't shirk from describing the mammoth difficulties in studying a different culture, to my mind betray the shaky pseudo-scientific ground that anthropology rests on. Brings forward the difficulties in judging another culture from one's own cultural bias. Recounts the circular path that anthropology has taken back to where it began: as a travelogue of personal encounters. "People are everywhere the same except in the ways they differ" (145) just about sums it all up. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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This book on social and cultural anthropology combines an account of the discipline's guiding principles and methodology with examples of anthropologists at work. The book ends with an assessment of its position and a look forward to its future. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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other than that it's alright. does what it says on the tin, gives examples of what they're talking about, has some useful further reading. fair enough ( )