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Anthropology:A Student'S Guide

by (author) Stanley Barrett

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
May 1996
Category
General, Cultural
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802008480
    Publish Date
    May 1996
    List Price
    $66.00

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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.

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