This second edition of the widely praised Anthropology in Theory: Issues in Epistemology , features a variety of updates, revisions, and new readings in its comprehensive presentation of issues in the history of anthropological theory and epistemology over the past century.[...]
The 57 articles collected in this volume - together with the editors' introduction - provide an overview of the key debates in anthropological theory over the past century. This book provides the most comprehensive selection of readings and insightful overview of anthropological theory available. It[...]
Examines the nature and significance of a feminist critique in anthropology, offering an introduction to and assessment of the theoretical and practical issues raised by the development of a feminist anthropology, including what social anthropology can offer for contemporary feminism.[...]
This new book draws on anthropology, feminism and psychoanalysis to develop an original and provocative theory of gender and of how we become sexed beings. Written not just for professional scholars and for students but for anyone with a serious interest in how gender and sexuality are conceptualise[...]
Focuses on anthropological theory. This book covers a range of topical issues which are at the forefront of debates in anthropology, including gender, the body, cognition and material culture.[...]
How adequate are our theories of globalisation for analysing the worlds we share with others? In this provocative new book, Henrietta Moore asks us to step back and re-examine in a fresh way the interconnections normally labeled 'globalisation'.Rather than beginning with abstract processes and flows[...]
How adequate are our theories of globalisation for analysing the worlds we share with others? In this provocative new book, Henrietta Moore asks us to step back and re-examine in a fresh way the interconnections normally labeled 'globalisation'.Rather than beginning with abstract processes and flows[...]
The notion of "sociality" is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the[...]
With contributions from Homi Bhabha, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Will Hutton, Jurgen Habermas and Amartya Sen, among others, this dazzling compendium of some of the world's most prominent and diverse thinkers examines the question, 'What is the future of culture in the age of globalization?'. These essays[...]