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7+ YearsPublisher | Routledge |
ISBN 13 | 9780415150200 |
ISBN 10 | 0415150205 |
Book Description | Every year, leading social anthropologists meet to debate a motion at the heart of current theoretical developments in their subject and this book includes the first six of these debates, spanning the period from 1988 to 1993. Each debate has four principal speakers: one to propose the motion, another to oppose it, and two seconders. The first debate addresses the disciplinary character of social anthropology: can it be regarded as a science, and if so, is it able to establish general propositions about human culture and social life? The second examines the concept of society, and in the third debate the spotlight is turned on the role of culture in people's perception of their environments. The fourth debate |
Language | English |
Author | Tim Ingold |
Edition Number | 1st Edition |
Publication Date | 31-Mar-14 |
Number of Pages | 320 |
Key Debates In Anthropology paperback english - 31-Mar-14