{"product_id":"anthropological-conversations-9780759123823","title":"Anthropological Conversations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCultural anthropologists can be an intellectually adventurous crowd: openeven eagerto building bridges across disciplines in the name of understanding human behavior and the human experience more broadly. In this first-of-its-kind book, Caroline Brettell explores the cross-disciplinary conversations that have engaged cultural anthropologists both past and present.Brettell highlights a handful of conversations between the discipline of anthropology on the one hand and history, geography, literature, biology, psychology and demography on the other. She also pinpoints how these exchanges address three enduring issues of anthropological concern: the temporal and the spatial dimensions of human experience; the scientific and the humanistic dimensions of the anthropological enterprise; and the individual and the group\/population as units of analysis in research. Anthropological Conversations offers detailed accounts of particular ethnographic methodologies and findings (and the theoretical t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrettell has made an extremely valuable contribution to the literatures on thinking anthropologically and across disciplines. Six chapters devoted to 'conversations' between anthropology and history, geography, literature, biology, psychology, and demographics give readers a survey of the various topics and approaches that have crossed those lines and key scholars involved in such projects. The writing is clear and accessible, suitable for all audiences, and the content includes both historical and contemporary examples. . . .The book will be useful for anthropological readers in a variety of contexts (e.g., methods, disciplinary history, general philosophy of the field) and also very useful for non-anthropologists to get a sense of and appreciation for ways that anthropological approaches and works might be relevant to their own fields and for encouraging further conversations across disciplinary lines. Summing Up: Highly recommended. For all general and academic audiences. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eAmbitious and incredibly broad… I know of no other book which addresses so many of anthropology’s cross-disciplinary engagements while tackling many of the “big questions” that have concerned anthropologists over the last century. Brettell’s approach is immensely valuable and distinctive for its coverage of the ways that anthropology has engaged with numerous disciplines and the ways that these engagements have evolved and taken shape in both historical and current contexts. She does an exceptional job of bringing in recent and cutting-edge research (as well as classical studies) that tells the reader what is happening in anthropology today. -- Carolyn Schwarz, Goucher College\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful, insightful, wonderful review of the interdisciplinary possibilities anthropologists share with neighboring disciplines. We should all take its core message to heart: In addressing broad intellectual questions, anthropologists work best when they work with others. Full of provocative ideas to ponder late into the night. -- Robert Borofsky, Hawaii Pacific University, Hawai'i Pacific University\u003cbr\u003eNo discipline is an island, and Caroline Brettell’s superb overview of anthropology’s past and present shows how much of its vitality has always depended on exploring its borderlands. For all who want breadth and depth in their understanding of the debates which have moved anthropology forward, it is a smart strategy to devote some time to looking sideways. I know of no better guide to the territory than this book. -- Ulf Hannerz, Stockholm University\u003cbr\u003eAccessible, compelling, and enjoyable. Anthropological Conversations interrogates the interdisciplinary boundaries of contemporary anthropology through insightful essays on writing, space and place, history, landscape and the environment. Brettell challenges readers to explore the intersections of disciplines and the way that intellectual encounters have enriched the field. The book also highlights the importance of considering influence in multidirectional ways. -- Setha Low, The Graduate Center, City University of New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Anthropological Conversations across Disciplines 1—The Presence of the Past in Culture: Anthropology and History Fieldwork in the Archives: Tackling the Methodology of History The Presence of the Past: Anthropological History The Presence of the Past: The Anthropology of History Conclusion: The Presence of the Past: An Engaged Historical Anthropology 2—Space, Place, and Culture: Anthropology and Geography Anthropology and Geography: Early Conversations The Anthropology of Space and Place Gendered Space and Feminist Geography The New Anthropology of Landscape and the Environment Conclusion: From the Etics of Region to the Emics of Space and Place 3—Writing Culture: Anthropology and Literature Ethnography as Genre: Experimenting with Forms of Writing The Literary Observer: Novelists with an Anthropological Eye Conclusion: The Craft of Writing Anthropology 4—The Science in Culture: Anthropology and Biology Biology and Culture in the Twentieth Century: From Boas to Sociobiology to Bioculturalism New Directions in the Integration of Biology and Culture Conclusion 5—The Individual and Culture: Anthropology and Psychology Anthropology, Psychoanalysis, and Neo-Freudianism: Seeds of Interaction, Seeds of Cross-Disciplinarity Stress, Trauma, and Meaning-Centered Psychology Anthropology Conclusion: A Cross-Cultural Psychology 6—Culture and Population: Anthropology and Demography Bridging the Divide: Methods, Concepts, and Epistemology The Problems Explored by Anthropological Demographers Conclusion: Toward Convergence and Cross-Disciplinarity? Notes References Index About the Author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037747741015,"sku":"9780759123823","price":46.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780759123823.jpg?v=1750937121","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anthropological-conversations-9780759123823","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}