Grasping the changing world : anthropological concepts in the postmodern era /
"Grasping the Changing World collects papers read at the second biennial EASA conference in Prague in 1992. The conference took place in an extraordinary 'postmodern' setting. With the fall of the communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe old certainties and time-honoured concep...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1996
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| Series: | European Association of Social Anthropologists.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Grasping the Changing World collects papers read at the second biennial EASA conference in Prague in 1992. The conference took place in an extraordinary 'postmodern' setting. With the fall of the communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe old certainties and time-honoured concepts had become obsolete; at the same time, anthropology too was in upheaval, and long-established patterns of thought seemed inadequate to grasp the rapidly changing realities. These doubts and tensions are reflected in this collection." "The first half of Grasping the Changing World focuses on ways of conceptualising, modelling and perceiving the present, while the second half reassesses the theoretical strength or otherwise of social anthropology as a modern social science. Combining methodological rigour and originality, this collection will make invaluable reading for all students of social anthropology, sociology and politics."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 129 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203424883 9780203424889 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
