Up Close and Personal: On Peripheral Perspectives and the Production of Anthropological Knowledge (Methodology and History in Anthropology, Band 25) - Softcover

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Combines rich personal accounts from twelve veteran anthropologists with reflexive analyses of the state of anthropology today Is a treatise on theory and method offering fresh insights into the production of anthropological knowledge, from the creation of key concepts to major paradigm shifts. Focuses on how "peripheral perspectives" can help re-shape the discipline and the ways that anthropologists think about contemporary culture and society. Accounts go to the heart of the anthropological endeavor, decentering mainstream perspectives, and revealing the intimate relationships and processes that create anthropological knowledge.

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