How to Think Like an Anthropologist - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How to Think Like an Anthropologist write by Matthew Engelke. This book was released on 2019-06-18. How to Think Like an Anthropologist available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "What is anthropology? What can it tell us about the world? Why, in short, does it matter? For well over a century, cultural anthropologists have circled the globe, from Papua New Guinea to suburban England and from China to California, uncovering surprising facts and insights about how humans organize their lives and articulate their values. In the process, anthropology has done more than any other discipline to reveal what culture means--and why it matters. By weaving together examples and theories from around the world, Matthew Engelke provides a lively, accessible, and at times irreverent introduction to anthropology, covering a wide range of classic and contemporary approaches, subjects, and practitioners. Presenting a set of memorable cases, he encourages readers to think deeply about some of the key concepts with which anthropology tries to make sense of the world--from culture and nature to authority and blood. Along the way, he shows why anthropology matters: not only because it helps us understand other cultures and points of view but also because, in the process, it reveals something about ourselves and our own cultures, too." --Cover.
Thinking Like an Anthropologist
Thinking Like an Anthropologist - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thinking Like an Anthropologist write by John T. Omohundro. This book was released on 2008. Thinking Like an Anthropologist available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Going Abroad
Going Abroad - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Going Abroad write by Rob Gordon. This book was released on 2015-11-17. Going Abroad available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Increasingly students from the affluent countries are going abroad as part of their "educational experience." Although students see these experiences as invaluable and believe that they have learned a lot, the anthropological literature suggests the opposite; that travel abroad has a greater impact on the hosts than on the visitors and that indeed travel abroad, far from leading to students becoming more open-minded or learning about the other, can reinforce their stereotypes. The standards in anthropology teach humility and the ability to learn from those in the host country. This short book can be read pre-departure and while abroad to provide the reader the practical and philosophical tools needed to create an enriched and mind-broadening experience.
Ethnographic Thinking
Ethnographic Thinking - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ethnographic Thinking write by Jay Hasbrouck. This book was released on 2017-12-11. Ethnographic Thinking available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book argues that ‘ethnographic thinking’—the thought processes and patterns ethnographers develop through their practice—offers companies and organizations the cultural insights they need to develop fully-informed strategies. Using real world examples, Hasbrouck demonstrates how shifting the value of ethnography from simply identifying consumer needs to driving a more holistic understanding of a company or organization can help it benefit from a deeper understanding of the dynamic and interactive cultural contexts of its offerings. In doing so, he argues that such an approach can also enhance the strategic value of their work by helping them increase appreciation for openness and exploration, hone interpretive skills, and cultivate holistic thinking, in order to broaden perspectives, challenge assumptions, and cross-pollinate ideas between differing viewpoints. Ethnographic Thinking is key reading for managers and strategists specifically wishing to tap-into the potential that ethnography offers, as well as those searching more broadly for new ways to innovate practice. It is essential reading for students of applied ethnography, and recommended for scholars too.
How Forests Think
How Forests Think - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How Forests Think write by Eduardo Kohn. This book was released on 2013-08-10. How Forests Think available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Can forests think? Do dogs dream? In this astonishing book, Eduardo Kohn challenges the very foundations of anthropology, calling into question our central assumptions about what it means to be humanÑand thus distinct from all other life forms. Based on four years of fieldwork among the Runa of EcuadorÕs Upper Amazon, Eduardo Kohn draws on his rich ethnography to explore how Amazonians interact with the many creatures that inhabit one of the worldÕs most complex ecosystems. Whether or not we recognize it, our anthropological tools hinge on those capacities that make us distinctly human. However, when we turn our ethnographic attention to how we relate to other kinds of beings, these tools (which have the effect of divorcing us from the rest of the world) break down. How Forests Think seizes on this breakdown as an opportunity. Avoiding reductionistic solutions, and without losing sight of how our lives and those of others are caught up in the moral webs we humans spin, this book skillfully fashions new kinds of conceptual tools from the strange and unexpected properties of the living world itself. In this groundbreaking work, Kohn takes anthropology in a new and exciting directionÐone that offers a more capacious way to think about the world we share with other kinds of beings.
