1st Edition
In Praise of Historical Anthropology Perspectives, Methods, and Applications to the Study of Power and Colonialism
272 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Praise of Historical Anthropology is based on a fundamental conviction: the study of society cannot be undertaken without considering the weight of history and separations between disciplines in academics need to be bridged for the benefit of knowledge. Anthropology cannot be limited to situating its object in its immediate context; rather its true subject of study is society as a historical... Read more
Introduction
1. Anthropology and History: Uncomfortable Dance Partners
2. Historical-Anthropological 'Masters of Thought'
3. Epistemologies and Methods
4. Colonial Systems of Power and Domination
5. Systems of Classification and Social Exclusion
Epilogue: The Dilemma of Multiculturalism
Biography
Alexandre Coello de la Rosa is Senior Professor of Asian and Latin American Studies at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain).
Josep Lluís Mateo Dieste is Serra Hunter Associated Professor in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
