Virginia R Dominguez, Brigittine M French

Anthropological Lives

An Introduction to the Profession of Anthropology

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Produktbeschreibung

Anthropological Lives introduces readers to what it is like to be a professional anthropologist.  It focuses on the work they do, the passions they have, the way that being an anthropologist affects the kind of life they lead. The book draws heavily on the experiences of twenty anthropologists interviewed by Virginia R. Dominguez and Brigittine M. French, as well as on the experiences of the two coauthors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 4g
• ISBN-13: 9780813597393
• ISBN-10: 0813597390
• Artikelnr.: 57975305

Autorenporträt

Virginia R. Dominguez is Gutgsell Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she also is co-founder and consulting director of the International Forum for U.S. Studies.   Brigittine M. French is Professor of Anthropology at Grinnell College in Iowa.  

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
1          Introduction:  The Profession of Anthropology and What it Means
to Be an Anthropologist
2          First Encounters with Anthropology and Its Attractions         
3          Anthropology as a Choice and a Profession  
4          Anthropologists' Work, Locations, Institutions, and Successes
         
5          Anthropologists' Passions, Challenges, and Frustrations      
              
6          Thinking like/with Anthropologists              
7          Conclusion                                           
Acknowledgments
About the Anthropologists
Bibliography  
Index