Anthropology, by comparison / / edited by Andre Gingrich and Richard G. Fox ; foreword by Marilyn Strathern

• Pubblicazione: London, : New York, : Routledge, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: XX, 261 p
• Disciplina: 306
• Soggetto topico: Ethnology - Methodology; Cross-cultural studies
• Altri autori: GingrichAndré FoxRichard G <1939-> (Richard Gabriel)
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: chapter Introduction / Richard G. Fox -- part PART I Comparison and anthropologys public responsibility -- chapter 1 Anthropology's comparative consciousness -- The case of human rights / Kirsten Hastrup -- chapter 2 Action comparison -- Efforts towards a global and comparative yet local and active anthropology / James Peacock -- chapter 3 Issues of relevance -- Anthropology and the challenges of cross-cultural comparison / Marit Melhuus -- part Part II Reinvigorating past comparative methods -- chapter 4 Conditions of comparison: a consideration of t wo anthropological traditions in the Netherlands -- A consideration of two anthropological traditions in the Netherlands / Jan J.de Wolf -- chapter 5 Some current kinship paradigms in the light of true Crow Indian ethnography / Emmanuel D'sveaux -- chapter 6 Comparison and contextualization -- Reflections on South Africa / Adam Kuper -- chapter 7 The study of historical transformation in American anthropology / Richard G. Fox -- part Part III New methods of comparison -- chapter 8 Comparison and ontogeny / Christina Toren -- chapter 9 The notion of art: from regional to distant comparison THOMAS FILLITZ -- From regional to distant comparison / Thomas Fillitz -- chapter 10 When ethnic majorities are dethroned: towards a methodology of self-reflexive, controlled macrocomparison -- Towards a methodology of self- reflexive, controlled macrocomparison / Andre Gingrich.
• Sommario/riassunto: An international group of anthropologists take a fresh look at various neglected approaches to comparison and present new approaches that are relevant to the globalized world of the 21st century.
• Titolo autorizzato: Anthropology, by comparison
• ISBN: 1-134-50928-6; 0-415-26054-X; 1-134-50929-4; 1-280-40361-6; 0-585-45273-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963554903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II