Anthropology:A Student'S Guide
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Initial publish date
- May 1996
- Category
- General, Cultural
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780802008480
- Publish Date
- May 1996
- List Price
- $66.00
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Out of print
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Description
What makes this book unique is its attempt to integrate theory and method within a single work. Starting with nthropology's foundations in the late nineteenth century, Stanley R. Barrett brings the reader up to date on such topics as the influence of postmodern and feminist criticism, changes in ethnographic style, and the shift from scientific to humanistic discourse. He discusses the power relationships between anthrolpologists and thei subjects, from the era of colonialism through that of contemporary cultural pluralism. Barrett shows that, in recent decades, a serious gap has emerged between theory and method - a gap that will untilately have to be addressed by today's students.
About the author
Stanley R. Barrett is a professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.