Experiments in holism: theory and practice in contemporary anthropology / edited by Ton Otto and Nils Bubandt.

By:

Otto, Ton, ed

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2010. West Sussex:Description: x, 326 pISBN:

9781444333237

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DDC classification:

301.01 EXP

Contents:

pt. 1. Rethinking holism in ethnographic practice -- pt. 2. Beyond cultural wholes? wholes are parts, and parts are wholes -- pt. 3. Beyond structural wholes? encompassment, collectives, and global systems -- pt. 4. Beyond social wholes? holistic practice : cosmology, history, and the continuity of life.

Summary: Experiments in Holism : Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology presents a series of essays from leading anthropologists that critically reexamine the relevance of holism as a foundational tenet of anthropology, and its theoretical and methodological potential in today's world.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Text/Reserve Book	Library, SPAB D-1	Non Fiction	301.01 EXP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	004747

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pt. 1. Rethinking holism in ethnographic practice --
pt. 2. Beyond cultural wholes? wholes are parts, and parts are wholes --
pt. 3. Beyond structural wholes? encompassment, collectives, and global systems --
pt. 4. Beyond social wholes? holistic practice : cosmology, history, and the continuity of life.

Experiments in Holism : Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology presents a series of essays from leading anthropologists that critically reexamine the relevance of holism as a foundational tenet of anthropology, and its theoretical and methodological potential in today's world.

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