Ethnicity and nationalism are pervasive features of the contemporary world, but how far is ethnicity a result of cultural differences, and how much is it in fact dependent on the practical use of, and belief in, such differences? In this book, Thomas Hylland Eriksen demonstrates that far from being an immutable property of groups, ethnicity is a dynamic and shifting aspect of social relationships. Drawing on a wide range of classic and recent studies in anthropology and sociology, Eriksen examines the relationship between ethnicity, class, gender and nationhood and more in a lucid and...
Ethnicity and nationalism are pervasive features of the contemporary world, but how far is ethnicity a result of cultural differences, and how much is...
For the first time in human history, the vast majority of the world's population is connected through trade, travel, production, media and politics. Ours is an era of ubiquitous mobile communication, economic outsourcing, mass migration and imported consumer goods. At the same time, people everywhere are concerned to keep their identities rooted and sense of place in the face of momentous change.
This new edition of Thomas Hylland Eriksen's concise and engaging landmark textbook outlines the main debates and controversies around globalization, and develops a unique perspective to...
For the first time in human history, the vast majority of the world's population is connected through trade, travel, production, media and politics...
We live in a time of global crisis or, more appropriately, crises: overlapping, interlocking global problems that are inextricably tied to modernity. Overheating offers a groundbreaking new way of looking at the problems of the Anthropocene, exploring crises of the environment, economy, and identity through an anthropological lens. Thomas Hylland Eriksen argues that while each of these crises is global in scope, they are nonetheless perceived and responded to locally and that once we realize that, we begin to see the contradictions that abound between the standardizing forces of global...
We live in a time of global crisis or, more appropriately, crises: overlapping, interlocking global problems that are inextricably tied to modernity. ...
When it was first published, What Is Anthropology? immediately ignited the discipline, proving how anthropology can be a revolutionary way of thinking about the modern human world. In this fully updated second edition, Thomas Hylland Eriksen brings together examples from current events as well as within anthropological research in order to explain how to see the world from below and from within--emphasizing the importance of adopting an insider's perspective. The first section of the book presents the history of anthropology, and the second discusses core issues in greater detail,...
When it was first published, What Is Anthropology? immediately ignited the discipline, proving how anthropology can be a revolutionary way of t...
When it was first published, What Is Anthropology? immediately ignited the discipline, proving how anthropology can be a revolutionary way of thinking about the modern human world. In this fully updated second edition, Thomas Hylland Eriksen brings together examples from current events as well as within anthropological research in order to explain how to see the world from below and from within--emphasizing the importance of adopting an insider's perspective. The first section of the book presents the history of anthropology, and the second discusses core issues in greater detail,...
When it was first published, What Is Anthropology? immediately ignited the discipline, proving how anthropology can be a revolutionary way of t...
V oblasti sociální antropologie je etnicita hlavním tématem už od konce šedesátých let a rovněž dnes zůstává centrálním objektem výzkumů. Přestože tato kniha vychází zejména z příspěvků antropologie ke studiu etnicity a spřízněných fenoménů, její záběr přesahuje hranice akademické antropologie. Díky dlouhodobému terénnímu výzkumu a perspektivě zdola získává antropologie možnost generovat bezprostřední poznatky o sociálním životě přímo z oblasti každodenních interakcí, která je do značné míry sférou, kde se fenomén etnicity rodí....
V oblasti sociální antropologie je etnicita hlavním tématem už od konce šedesátých let a rovněž dnes zůstává centrálním objektem výzku...
Přední světový antropolog Thomas Hylland Eriksen představuje antropologii jako revoluční způsob přemýšlení o lidských společnostech. Kniha je perfektním vstupem do oboru nejen pro studenty, ale i pro čtenáře, kteří se s touto vědní disciplínou zatím blíže neseznámili. Eriksen poutavým způsobem nastiňuje historii antropologie a základní pojmy, jako je společnost, osoba, kultura či překlad. Přibližuje také metody terénního výzkumu a hlavní témata, jimiž se antropologové zaobírají. Eriksen v knize Co je antropologie? přesvědčivě ukazuje, proč...
Přední světový antropolog Thomas Hylland Eriksen představuje antropologii jako revoluční způsob přemýšlení o lidských společnostech. Kni...
