{"product_id":"fredrik-barth-9780745335353","title":"Fredrik Barth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA definitive biography of Fredrik Barth, one of the leading lights of anthropology, by one of today's finest anthropologists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fredrik Barth was an extraordinary ethnographer who did path-breaking fieldwork in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Indonesia and New Guinea. This book tells Barth's story with sympathy, insight and great verve' -- Adam Kuper, Centennial Professor, London School of Economics\u003cbr\u003e'A timely and essential guide ... Eriksen is probably the person best situated to write this admirable intellectual biography and accomplishes the task with elegance and balance' -- American Anthropologist\u003cbr\u003e'The book is rich with discussions of Barth’s work, thought, and activities on the world stage of anthropology. Thomas Hylland Eriksen has given us a fine intellectual and professional portrait of a first-class anthropologist and a credit to the breed' -- History of Anthropology Newsletter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e  Series Preface\u003cbr\u003e  Preface\u003cbr\u003e  Part I: A Man of Action\u003cbr\u003e  1. Watching and Wandering\u003cbr\u003e  2. The Power and the Glory\u003cbr\u003e  3. Nomadic Freedom\u003cbr\u003e  4. Entrepreneurship\u003cbr\u003e  5. The Global Theorist\u003cbr\u003e  6. Ethnic Groups and Boundaries\u003cbr\u003e  Part II: An Anthropology of Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e  7. Baktaman Vibrations\u003cbr\u003e  8. A New Kind of Complexity\u003cbr\u003e  9. Turbulent Times\u003cbr\u003e  10. Cultural Complexity\u003cbr\u003e  11. The Guru and the Conjurer\u003cbr\u003e  12. Between Art and Science\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  List of Works by Fredrik Barth\u003cbr\u003e  List of Other References\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585789395287,"sku":"9780745335353","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745335353.jpg?v=1756489239","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fredrik-barth-9780745335353","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}