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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790439303321

Autore

Salisbury Richard Frank <1926-1989.>

Titolo

Ethnography and development [[electronic resource] ] : the work of Richard F. Salisbury / / edited by Marilyn Silverman ; with contributions by Harvey A. Feit ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MontreĢal, : McGill University Libraries, 2004

ISBN

1-283-53140-2

9786613843852

0-7735-8465-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Collana

Fontanus monograph series, , 1183-1774 ; ; 15

Altri autori (Persone)

SilvermanM <1945-> (Marilyn)

FeitHarvey A

Disciplina

305

Soggetti

Applied anthropology

Rural development

Technical assistance - Anthropological aspects

Economic development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

In memoriam et ad futuram: the anthropology of Richard F. Salisbury (1926-1989) / Marilyn Silverman -- Ethnography and social structure in New Guinea: the early years / Henry J. Rutz -- Political anthropology: systems, transactions and regions / Marilyn Silverman -- Anthropological economics / Henry J. Rutz -- Applying knowledge: anthropological praxis and public policy / Harvey A. Feit, Colin H. Scott -- Organizing for the common good: developing anthropology / Colin H. Scott -- Richard F. Salisbury: a chronological bibliography / compiled by Richard T. McCutcheon.

Sommario/riassunto

Richard Salisbury (1926-1989) was a pioneer in development anthropology and one of the founders of McGill University's anthropology department. His work had immense influence in the areas of economic anthropology, ethnographic practice (New Guinea, northern Canada) and policy formation. This volume commemorates and explores his life and work. Ethnography and Development presents eighteen articles written by Salisbury between 1954 and 1988, framed



by seven original essays that explore his basic ideas as well as the intellectual and personal contexts in which he worked. The articles and essays highlight many of the issues that informed those of his generation who worked in economic and political anthropology, the anthropology of development, public anthropology, advocacy and applied anthropology, and in developing the organisational vehicles on which the profession currently depends. Salisbury's broad socio-economic vision, conceptual ideas, and socio-cultural ethnographic theories continue to exert a powerful influence on the discipline. Contributors include Harvey A. Feit (McMaster University), Henry J. Rutz (Hamilton College), and Colin H. Scott (McGill University).