Anthropos Today: Reflections on Modern Equipment

by Paul Rabinow

Book Overview

The discipline of anthropology is, at its best, characterized by turbulence, self-examination, and inventiveness. In recent decades, new thinking and practice within the field has certainly reflected this pattern, as shown for example by numerous fruitful ventures into the "politics and poetics" of anthropology. Surprisingly little attention, however, has been given to the simple insight that anthropology is composed of claims, whether tacit or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691115664
• ISBN13: 9780691115665
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.4"