Anthropology and Egalitarianism is an artful and accessible introduction to key themes in cultural anthropology. Writing in a deeply personal style and using material from his fieldwork in three dramatically different locales Indonesia, West Africa, and Monticello, the historic home of Thomas Jefferson Eric Gable shows why the ethnographic encounter is the core of the discipline's method and the basis of its unique contribution to understanding the human condition. Gable weaves together vignettes from the field and discussion of major works as he explores the development of the idea of culture through the experience of cultural contrast, anthropology's fraught relationship to racism and colonialism, and other enduring themes."
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Anthropology and Egalitarianism is an artful and accessible introduction to key themes in cultural anthropology. Writing in a deeply personal style and using material from his fieldwork in three dramatically different locales Indonesia, West Africa, and Monticello, the historic home of Thomas Jefferson Eric Gable shows why the ethnographic encounter is the core of the discipline's method and the basis of its unique contribution to understanding the human condition. Gable weaves together vignettes from the field and discussion of major works as he explores the development of the idea of culture through the experience of cultural contrast, anthropology's fraught relationship to racism and colonialism, and other enduring themes."
Imprint | Indiana University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | December 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | December 2010 |
Authors | Eric Gable |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 246 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-253-22275-6 |
Barcode | 9780253222756 |
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LSN | 0-253-22275-3 |