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Anthropology & egalitarianism : ethnographic encounters from Monticello to Guinea-Bissau / Eric Gable

Author
Gable, Eric, 1955-
Additional Titles
Anthropology and egalitarianism
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2011]
Copyright Date
©2011
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Introduction : culture by contrast and theory in anthropology -- Supping with savages -- Standing in a line -- Jefferson's ardor -- The colonialist's dress code -- Taking pictures in the field, or the anthropologist's dress code -- Beyond belief -- The sex life of savages -- Conclusion : tending to nature, tending to culture; or, Is anthropology history?
Summary
Anthropology and Egalitarianism is an artful and accessible introduction to key themes in cultural anthropology. Writing in a deeply personal style and using material from his fieldwork in three dramatically different locales.
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ISBN
9780253004840 (electronic bk.)
0253004845 (electronic bk.)
9780253355768 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0253355761 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780253222756 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0253222753 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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