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Why the World Needs Anthropologists
About this book
Why does the world need anthropology and anthropologists more than ever? The second edition of Why the World Needs Anthropologists brings together prominent academic, practicing, and applied anthropologists to answer this provocative question.
This new edition advocates a proactive and ethically engaged discipline that not only observes societal transformations but also contributes to solving the most pressing global issues. It proposes that anthropology must be at the front and center of the solving table. In an accessible and appealing style, each author explores anthropology's social value and practical applications. Contributors share their career paths and how they use their anthropological skills and knowledge outside academia. They also provide specific suggestions to anthropologists and the public on how anthropology can offer powerful insights and solutions in complex and unpredictable times. Each chapter includes a list of recommendations – DOs and DON'Ts – from the authors. With such practical resources, this book is a toolkit to harness anthropology's full potential.
This one-of-a-kind volume is essential reading for fledgling and established anthropologists, social scientists, and the general public.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The beginning of a new era for anthropology
- 2 Ethnography in all the right places1
- 3 Living in and researching a diverse world
- 4 What is it like to be an anthropologist?1
- 5 Anthropology in an uncertain world
- 6 Making anthropology relevant to other people’s problems
- 7 Searching for variation and complexity
- 8 An anthropologist’s journey from the rainforest to solar fields
- 9 The practitioner’s role of facilitating change
- 10 Do we really need more anthropologists?
- 11 Some kind of truth about the digital anthropology
- 12 Preparing for anthropology careers
- 13 The future paths of anthropology
- Index