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Book Synopsis"First published in Great Britain in 2017 as Think like an anthropologist by the Penguin Group"--Copyright page.
Trade Review"Informing and perhaps occasionally startling readers who aren't themselves anthropologists--is a profoundly important goal. Engelke achieves his goal with crystal-clear writing, and occasional humor, too."
---Barbara J. King, NPR"An affable introduction to the discipline."
---James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review"Praise for the UK edition: "Clearly the work of an author having tremendous fun with material he knows inside out . . . [T]hinking like an anthropologist is something that we should all do more often.""
---Simon Underdown, Times Higher Education"
How to Think Like an Anthropologist accomplishes what it sets out to do in a clear and elegant way. It is an excellent introduction to the discipline and will be equally suited to the student of anthropology or the general reader interested in learning more about the field. And for veteran scholars in other fields who might be less well-acquainted with anthropology, perhaps
How to Think Like an Anthropologist will give them pause for thought about what and how they think, and why."
---Yusuf Lenfest, Reading Religion"[A] book written with great verve. . . . Whether you have some knowledge of anthropology but want to be more sure about the accuracy of what you think you already understand, or you have always wanted to know what anthropologists are up to but could never find a good path into the discipline . . . this is a book for you."
---Joel Robbins, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
