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Applications of anthropology; professional anthropology in the twenty-first century.


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Applications of anthropology anthropology, classification and analysis of humans and their society, descriptively, culturally, historically, and physically. Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human social relations has been the distinctive concept of culture. ; professional anthropology in the twenty-first century.

Ed. by Sarah Pink.

Berghahn Books

2006

244 pages

$65.00

Hardcover

Studies in applied anthropology Applied anthropology refers to the application of method and theory in anthropology to the analysis and solution of practical problems. Inasmuch as anthropology proper comprises four sub-disciplines -- biological, cultural, linguistic, and archaeological anthropology -- the ; v.2

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 historical debates about applied anthropology, define existing issues, and explore possible futures. Among the themes they develop are the relationship between academic and applied anthropology, anthropological identities in new working environments, innovative methodologies appropriate to the new contexts, and how anthropology is perceived from the outside.

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