The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology
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The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology

  1. 640 pages
  2. English
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The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology

About this book

The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology is the first instalment of The SAGE Handbook of the Social Sciences series and encompasses major specialities as well as key interdisciplinary themes relevant to the field. Globally, societies are facing major upheaval and change, and the social sciences are fundamental to the analysis of these issues, as well as the development of strategies for addressing them. This handbook provides a rich overview of the discipline and has a future focus whilst using international theories and examples throughout. The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology is an essential resource for social scientists globally and contains a rich body of chapters on all major topics relevant to the field, whilst also presenting a possible road map for the future of the field.

 

Part 1: Foundations

Part 2: Focal Areas

Part 3: Urgent Issues

Part 4: Short Essays: Contemporary Critical Dynamics

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Yes, you can access The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology by Lene Pedersen, Lisa Cliggett, Lene Pedersen,Lisa Cliggett,Editor in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781529703870
eBook ISBN
9781529756418
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. International Advisory Board
  4. Series: The SAGE Handbook of the Social Sciences
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. Notes on the Editors and Contributors
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: Foundations, Focal Areas, Urgent Issues, and Critical Dynamics
  12. Part I Foundations
  13. 1 Culture
  14. 2 Race and Ethnicity
  15. 3 Sex, Gender, and Sexual Subjectivity: Feminist and Queer Anthropology
  16. 4 Kinship and New Social Forms: Kindred Politics, Biotechnology, and Feminist Activism
  17. 5 Paradoxes of Personhood
  18. 6 Fieldwork, Ethnography, and Knowledge Construction
  19. 7 Cross-Cultural Comparative Commitments
  20. 8 Engaged Anthropology
  21. 9 Anthropological Theories I: Structure and Agency
  22. 10 Anthropology Theories II: Systems and Complexity
  23. 11 Humanistic Anthropologies: Diverse Weavings about the Many Ways to Be Human
  24. 12 Anthropological Representation, Epistemology, and Ethics
  25. Part II Focal Areas
  26. 13 Environmental Anthropology
  27. 14 Anthropology of Economy and Development
  28. 15 Urban Anthropology
  29. 16 Locating the ‘Rural’ in Anthropology
  30. 17 Maritime Anthropology
  31. 18 Political Anthropology
  32. 19 Anthropology of Law
  33. 20 Business Anthropology
  34. 21 Medical Anthropology
  35. 22 Anthropologies of Religion
  36. 23 Anthropologies of Cultural Heritage1
  37. 24 Talking To Ai: An Anthropological Encounter with Artificial Intelligence
  38. Part III Urgent Issues
  39. 25 Inequality and Precarity
  40. 26 On the Merits of Not Solving Climate Change
  41. 27 Food Systems
  42. 28 Governance and Democratization
  43. 29 Mobility
  44. 30 Governing Lives in the Times of Global Health
  45. Part IV Short Essays: Contemporary Critical Dynamics
  46. 31 Indigeneity: Reflections in Four Voices
  47. 32 Race and Anti-Black Racism in the African Diaspora of the United States
  48. 33 Common Cause with Conservation
  49. 34 New Paradoxes in Human Rights
  50. 35 Populism and Moral Economy
  51. Conclusion: ‘Stretching’ into the Future and Expansion toward Inclusion, Consilience, and Co-Equality
  52. Index