{"product_id":"america-observed-on-an-international-anthropology-of-the-united-states-9781785333606","title":"America Observed: On an International","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThere is surprisingly little fieldwork done on the United States by anthropologists from abroad. \u003cem\u003eAmerica Observed\u003c\/em\u003e fills that gap by bringing into greater focus empirical as well as theoretical implications of this phenomenon. Edited by Virginia Dominguez and Jasmin Habib, the essays collected here offer a critique of such an absence, exploring its likely reasons while also illustrating the advantages of studying fieldwork-based anthropological projects conducted by colleagues from outside the U.S. This volume contains an introduction written by the editors and fieldwork-based essays written by Helena Wulff, Jasmin Habib, Limor Darash, Ulf Hannerz, and Moshe Shokeid, and reflections on the broad issue written by Geoffrey White, Keiko Ikeda, and Jane Desmond.  Suitable for introductory and mid-level anthropology courses, \u003cem\u003eAmerica Observed\u003c\/em\u003e will also be useful for American Studies courses both in the U.S. and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eAmerica Observed \u003cem\u003eposes and answers a critical question for anthropology today: why do so few scholars from outside the United States write ethnographies about ‘America’, and what are the consequences of this lacuna?”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Andrew P. Lyons\u003c\/strong\u003e, Wilfrid Laurier University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This book serves to generate a much-needed discussion about the absence of international ethnographic research in the U.S. and about the nature of the discipline that discourages this kind of research. Furthermore, the ethnographies presented here teach us something substantial about ‘American’ culture and illustrate that ethnographic research undertaken by non-U.S. anthropologists can be particularly insightful.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· James Armstrong\u003c\/strong\u003e, SUNY Plattsburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Can the US Be “Othered” Usefully? On an International Anthropology of the United States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVirginia R. Dominguez and Jasmin Habib\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN? THE US AS FIELDSITE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Manhattan as a Magnet: Place and Circulation among Young Swedes\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHelena Wulff\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Is It Un-American to Be Critical of Israel? Criticism and Fear in the US Context\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJasmin Habib\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Biosecurity in the US: “The Scientific” and “the American” in Critical Perspective”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLimor Samimian-Darash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e American Theater State: Reflections on Political Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eUlf Hannerz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Observing American Gay Organizations and Voluntary Associations: An Outsider’s Exposition\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMoshe Shokeid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: FROM THE INSIDE OUT? REFLECTIONS ON AN INTERNATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE US\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Who Cares? Why It’s Odd and Why It’s Not?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeoffrey White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Power and the Trafficking of Scholarship in International American Studies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKeiko Ikeda\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAfterword:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Sounds of Silence: Commissions, Omissions, and Particularity in the Global Anthropology of the United States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJane C. 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