Why I Am Not a Scientist: Anthropology and Modern Knowledge

by Jonathan Marks

Book Overview

This lively and provocative book casts an anthropological eye on the field of science in a wide-ranging and innovative discussion that integrates philosophy, history, sociology, and auto-ethnography. Jonathan Marks examines biological anthropology, the history of the life sciences, and the literature of science studies while upending common understandings of science and culture with a mixture of anthropology, common sense, and disarming humor. Science,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520259602
• ISBN13: 9780520259607
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"