Toward engaged anthropology / edited by Sam Beck, Carl A. Maida.

Other author Beck, Sam.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
Description172 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Anthropology--Methodology.
Anthropology--Philosophy.
Anthropology--Fieldwork.
Participant observation.
Applied anthropology.

Contents Introduction : Toward engaged public anthropology / Sam Beck and Carl A. Maida -- Expert and lay knowledge in Pacoima : public anthropology and essential tension in community-based participatory action research / Carl A. Maida -- Norwegian anthropologists study minorities at home : political and academic agendas / Thomas Hylland-Eriksen -- Dow Chemical's knowledge factories : action anthropology against Michigan's company town culture / Brian McKenna -- Producing knowledge for public use : new challenges in the U.S. Academy / Judith Goode -- Notes on a dialogical anthropology / Udi Mandel Butler -- Mapping solidarity : how public anthropology provides guidelines for advocacy networks / Raúl Acosta -- Lessons from Vicos / Billie Jean Isbell.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013004351
ISBN9780857459107 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0857459104 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40022594599

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GN33 .T68 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold