How to think like an anthropologist / Matthew Engelke.

By:

Engelke, Matthew, 1972- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London, UK : Pelican, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017Description: 359 pages ; 19 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780141983226 (paperback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

301 ENG 23 012883

Contents:

The Familiar and the Strange, p.1 CHAPTER 1 Culture, p.27 CHAPTER 2 Civilization, p.61 CHAPTER 3 Values, p.91 CHAPTER 4 Value, p.125 CHAPTER 5 Blood, p.151 CHAPTER 6 Identity, p.179 CHAPTER 7 Authority, p.211 CHAPTER 8 Reason, p.245 CHAPTER 9 Nature, p.279 CONCLUSION Think Like an Anthropologist, p.311 NOTES, p.321 BIBLlOGRAPHY, p.331 FURTHER READING, p.343 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, p.347 INDEX, p.349.

Summary: How does anthropology help us understand who we are? What can it tell us about culture, from Melanesia to the City of London? Why does it matter? For well over one hundred years, social and cultural anthropologists have traversed the world from urban Zimbabwe to suburban England, Beijing to Barcelona, uncovering surprising facts, patterns, predilections and, sometimes, the inexplicable, in terms of how humans organize their lives and articulate their values. By weaving together theories and examples from around the world, Matthew Engelke brilliantly shows why anthropology matters: not only because it allows us to understand other points of view, but also because in the process, it reveals something about ourselves too. --Other editions: Reprint of (manifestation):: Engelke, Matthew Eric. Think like an anthropologist.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	301 ENG 012883 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012883

Reprint. Originally published as: Think like an anthropologist. London : Pelican, 2017.

The Familiar and the Strange, p.1
CHAPTER 1 Culture, p.27
CHAPTER 2 Civilization, p.61
CHAPTER 3 Values, p.91
CHAPTER 4 Value, p.125
CHAPTER 5 Blood, p.151
CHAPTER 6 Identity, p.179
CHAPTER 7 Authority, p.211
CHAPTER 8 Reason, p.245
CHAPTER 9 Nature, p.279
CONCLUSION Think Like an Anthropologist, p.311
NOTES, p.321
BIBLlOGRAPHY, p.331
FURTHER READING, p.343 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, p.347
INDEX, p.349.

How does anthropology help us understand who we are? What can it tell us about culture, from Melanesia to the City of London? Why does it matter? For well over one hundred years, social and cultural anthropologists have traversed the world from urban Zimbabwe to suburban England, Beijing to Barcelona, uncovering surprising facts, patterns, predilections and, sometimes, the inexplicable, in terms of how humans organize their lives and articulate their values. By weaving together theories and examples from around the world, Matthew Engelke brilliantly shows why anthropology matters: not only because it allows us to understand other points of view, but also because in the process, it reveals something about ourselves too. --

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