Engaged anthropology : politics beyond the text /

Engaged anthropology : politics beyond the text /

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Author / Creator:	Kirsch, Stuart, author.
Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Description:	xv, 306 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Public anthropology -- Papua New Guinea. Indigenous peoples -- Land tenure -- Papua New Guinea. Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Papua New Guinea. Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- Papua New Guinea. Indigenous peoples -- Land tenure. Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc. Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects. Public anthropology. Papua New Guinea.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11464315

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ISBN:	9780520297944 0520297946 9780520297951 0520297954
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Does anthropology have more to offer than just its texts? In this timely and remarkable new book, Stuart Kirsch shows how anthropology can--and why it should--become more engaged with the problems of the world. Engaged Anthropology draws on the author's experiences working with indigenous peoples fighting for their environment, land rights, and political sovereignty. Including both short interventions and collaborations spanning decades, it recounts interactions with lawyers and courts, nongovernmental organizations, scientific experts, and transnational corporations. This unflinchingly honest account addresses the unexamined "backstage" of engaged anthropology. Coming at a time when some question the viability of the discipline, the message of this powerful and original work is especially welcome, as it not only promotes a new way of doing anthropology, but also compellingly articulates a new rationale for why anthropology matters."--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Online version: Kirsch, Stuart. Engaged anthropology. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520970090

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Summary:	Does anthropology have more to offer than just its texts? In this timely and remarkable book, Stuart Kirsch shows how anthropology can--and why it should --become more engaged with the problems of the world. Engaged Anthropology draws on the author's experiences working with indigenous peoples fighting for their environment, land rights, and political sovereignty. Including both short interventions and collaborations spanning decades, it recounts interactions with lawyers and courts, nongovernmental organizations, scientific experts, and transnational corporations. This unflinchingly honest account addresses the unexamined "backstage" of engaged anthropology. Coming at a time when some question the viability of the discipline, the message of this powerful and original work is especially welcome, as it not only promotes a new way of doing anthropology, but also compellingly articulates a new rationale for why anthropology matters. <br> <br>
Physical Description:	xv, 306 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780520297944 0520297946 9780520297951 0520297954