{"product_id":"anthropology-off-the-shelf-9781405189200","title":"Anthropology off the Shelf","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAnthropology off the Shelf\u003c\/i\u003e, leading anthropologists reflect on the craft of writing and the passions that fuel their desire to write books.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst of its kind volume in anthropology in which prominent anthropologists and 3 respected professionals outside the discipline follow the tradition of the writers on writing genre to reflect on all aspects of the writing process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors are high-profile in anthropology and many have a strong presence outside the field, in popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique in its format: short essays, revealing and straightforward in content and writing style\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAnthropology off the shelf\u003c\/i\u003e ought to be on every introductory reading list...\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  “The essays are both provocative and provoking, compelling and edgy. Whether this thrust in anthropology or in academia in general will continue, books like this are required to keep the intellectual energy within the academy vital and engaged. Indispensible reading across disciplines. Summing Up: Essential.” (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword (Cheryl Mwaria).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: The Writer in the Anthropologist (Maria D. Vesperi and Alisse Waterston).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Conceptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Speaking Truth to Power with Books (Howard Zinn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Remember When Writing Was Fun? Why Academics Should Go On a Low Syllable, Active Voice Diet (Karen Brodkin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Bard (Carolyn Nordstrom)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Saggin' and Braggin' (Lee D. Baker).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Stories for Readers: A Few Observations from Outside the Academy (Andrew Barnes).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Creations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Writing Poverty, Drawing Readers: Stories in Love, Sorrow and Rage (Alisse Waterston).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Write‑ous Indignation: Black Girls, Dilemmas of Cultural Domination and the Struggle to Speak the Skin We Are In (Signithia Fordham).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Writing Truth to Power: Racism as Statecraft (Arthur K. Spears).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Remembering Octavia (Sharon Ball).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Believing in Anthropology as Literature (Ruth Behar).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III:  Receptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Walking in Zora's Shoes or \"Seek[ing] Out de Inside Meanin' of Words\": The Intersections of Anthropology, Ethnography, Identity, and Writing (Irma McClaurin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Off the Shelf and Into Oblivion? (Catherine Kingfisher).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. \"Don't Use Your Data as a Pillow\" (S. Eben Kirksey).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Trope of the Pith Helmet: America's Anthropology, Anthropology's America (Micaela di Leonardo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The Book that Wrote Me (Roger Sanjek).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Fighting Words (Paul Farmer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Taking Chances (Maria D. Vesperi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407921553751,"sku":"9781405189200","price":71.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405189200.jpg?v=1730500964","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anthropology-off-the-shelf-9781405189200","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}