Anthropological Futures

by Michael M.J. Fischer

Book Overview

In Anthropological Futures, Michael M. J. Fischer explores the uses of anthropology as a mode of philosophical inquiry, an evolving academic discipline, and a means for explicating the complex and shifting interweaving of human bonds and social interactions on a global level. Through linked essays, which are both speculative and experimental, Fischer seeks to break new ground for anthropology by illuminating the field's broad analytical capacity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822344769
• ISBN13: 9780822344766
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"