Amanda (Hrsg.) Harris

Expeditionary Anthropology

Teamwork, Travel and the ''Science of Man''

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The origins of anthropology lie in expeditionary journeys. But since the rise of immersive fieldwork, usually by a sole investigator, the older tradition of team-based social research has been largely eclipsed. Expeditionary Anthropology argues that expeditions have much to tell us about anthropologists and the people they studied. The book charts the diversity of anthropological expeditions and analyzes the often passionate arguments they provoked. Drawing on recent developments in gender studies, indigenous studies, and the history of science, the book argues that even today, the 'science of man' is deeply inscribed by its connections with… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Thomas, Martin (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-78533-772-7
EAN: 9781785337727
Produktnummer: 24004135
Verlag: Berghahn Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Seitenangabe: 330 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.2 cm 632 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 632

Über den Autor

Martin Thomas is Associate Professor of History at the Australian National University. He has written extensively about anthropology, exploration, and cross-cultural contact. His publications include The Many Worlds of R. H. Mathews: In Search of an Australian Anthropologist (2011) and Expedition into Empire: Exploratory Journeys and the Making of the Modern World (2015), with the former winning the National Biography Award of Australia.