Against the Anthropological Grain - Hardcover
"Readers can benefit from exposure to a cross-grained critic, especially one who write well and accessibly as Washburn does." -- Choice
Washburn critically examines key anthropological beliefs, especially the importance of cultural relativism and Western colonialism's harmful effects on Third World cultures. He turns the tables on theorists from the discipline. The questions raised force us to rethink our entrenched assumptions about the human condition, national identity and the future of anthropology.
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Wilcomb E. Washburn (1925-1997) was Senior Historian Emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution where he held a number of positions from 1958 to 1997. He directed a graduate program in American Material Culture. He has edited numerous books on Native American,s including the Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of North America and The History of Indian-White Relations Volume 4 in the twenty-volume Smithsonian Handbook of North American Indians.
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“This volume is a selection of essays written between 1967 and 1996. Washburn argues that anthropology lost credibility after WW II when it abandoned history and scientific objectivity on the one hand, and adopted ideologies of collectivism and political action on the other.,. [R]eaders can benefit from exposure to a cross-grained critic.”
—R. Berleant-Schiller, Choice
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 1560003367
- ISBN 13 9781560003366
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages211
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Against the Anthropological Grain
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Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.
(1998)
ISBN 10: 1560003367
ISBN 13: 9781560003366
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition First Printing. The former Senior Historian Emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution introduces a "highly accessible" exploration of current topics & debates in anthropology & discussions of where the field should go moving forward. Topics include civil rights, the repatriation of cultural artifacts, genocide, Western colonialism & its impact on Third World cultures, where anthropologists should stand in terms of inter-tribal conflicts, etc. In 211 pages with Index. Just removed from storage where it has been since received brand new for review for an academic publication, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover from 1998, with burgundy cloth-over-boards lettered in bright white to spine. Condition is Near Fine: Brand New save for a tad of rubbing to upper & lower extremities. Else, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Fine: virtually flawless! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually own! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 014773
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