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World anthropologies in practice : situated perspectives, global knowledge /

"In a post-colonial world, the contributions of anthropologists living outside North America and Western Europe can no longer be treated as marginal. World Anthropologies in Practice demonstrates how global dialogues enable us to draw on local knowledge as well as differences of perspective to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gledhill, John (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury, [2016]
Colección:A.S.A. monographs ; 52.
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  • FC; Half title; ASA Monographs; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; ASA Foreword; IUAES Foreword; 1. Introduction: A Global Community at Work John Gledhill, University of Manchester, UK; Part One: Anthropology in an Age of Crises; 2. 'Spain is the Problem, Europe the Solution': Economic Models, Labour Organization and the Hope Hope for a Better Future Susana Narotzky, University of Barcelona, Spain
  • 3. Labour Militancy in Neoliberal Times: A Preliminary Comparison of Nepal with South Africa Mallika Shakya, South Asian University, India, and University of Pretoria, South Africa4. Radical Assertions and Anthropological Practice: A Reflection on Re-framing the Study of Migration Winnie Lem, Trent University, Canada; Part Two: Extending Perspectives on a Mobile World; 5. From 'Black Kaká' to Gentrification: The New Motilities of Expatriate Brazilian Football Players Carmen Silvia Rial, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • 6. Cultural Practices of Mexican Immigrants in Gwinnett County (USA): Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Space of Conviviality in a Receiving Community Cristina Amescua Chávez, National Autonomous University of Mexico, MexicoPart Three: The Politics of Culture, Gender, Religion and Place; 7. Local Histories and New Museological Approaches in China Pan Shouyong, Minzu University, Beijing, China; 8. Muslim Women: The Gendered Universality of Legal Rights and Cultural Pluralism Shalina Mehta, Panjab University, India
  • 9. The Politics of Reincarnation, Time and Sovereignty: A Comparative Anthropological Exploration of the Syrian Druze and the Australian Anangu Maria Kastrinou, Brunel University, UK, and Robert Layton, Durham University, UKPart Four: Navigating Engagement with Public Issues; 10. Toilets for Africa: Humanitarian Design Meets Sanitation Activism in Khayelitsha, Cape Town Peter Redfield, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA and Steven Robins, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • 11. Locating the Local: Untangling Ownership over Security Sector Processes of Peace-building in Southern Thailand Paul Chambers and Napisa Waitoolkiat, Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs, Thailand, and Srisompob Jitpiromsri, Centre for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity at Prince of Songkla University, Thailand12. Lessons from Anthropological Projects Related to the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: Intangible Cultural Heritage Survey and Disaster Salvage Anthropology Hiroki Takakura, Tohoku University, Japan; Index