How Anthropologists Write

【Editor's Recommendation】
Ethnography is a kind of knowledge that seeks to answer the enduring question of "What is the meaning of being human?" Ethnography not only dramatizes life but also analyzes it.
Why would two anthropologists with different research interests write such a reading guide?
Because readers are usually not taught how to read ethnography, but are expected to figure it out on their own, traditional ethnographic introductions either introduce the subject or summarize theoretical viewpoints, but the authors of this book hope to convey a sense of open dialogue, providing not only analytical skills but also guiding people to explore the characteristics of anthropological knowledge and cultivate readers' own anthropological imagination.
This book selects excellent excerpts from a vast body of ethnographic texts, provides commentary and argumentation, and constructs a heuristic layout for the reader. Various perspectives are combined to provide an improved way of understanding ethnography.
Over the past century, ethnography has become an important way to understand the human condition. Although it is not the only way, as a kind of knowledge, it deserves to be understood and respected.
【Expert Recommendation】
With a true gift for cartography, the author guides us through the fascinating terrain of ethnography and its diverse interlocutors. This book introduces some important new perspectives. Our guide, as resolute and insightful as ever, makes us pause along the way to understand the journey, giving new impetus to the teaching.
— Streisand, University of Cambridge, UK "This is a wonderful book and an excellent guide to reading ethnographic texts. The author has wisely sampled ethnographies from many eras and regions of the world, successfully revealing the complex nature of human understanding of each text and challenging anthropologists to think about the concept of comparison in a new way."
—Michael D. Jackson, Harvard University, USA "The authors offer a fascinating approach to reading and understanding ethnography, imbuing it with appropriate creativity... Often exciting and certainly complex, this book introduces a useful way to rethink the discipline's major issues. When used as a textbook, it is sure to generate satisfying engagement and classroom discussion."
—Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

2023-01-01

华东师范大学出版社

Mint Experiment

352

9787576021905