Theory Can Be More Than It Used to Be Learning Anthropology's Method in a Time of Transition |
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| Editor:
| Boyer, Dominic
Faubion, James D.
Marcus, George E. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5017-0008-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume argues that we need to take a step back from the assumption that we know what theory is to investigate how theory--a matter of concepts, of analytic practice, of medium of value, of professional ideology--operates in anthropology and related fields today.
This volume argues that we need to take a step back from the assumption that we know what theory is to investigate how theory--a matter of concepts, of analytic practice, of medium of value, of professional ideology--operates in anthropology and related fields today.