Thinking Through Things
Theorising Artefacts Ethnographically
Published on 24. January 2007
248 pages
978-1-135-39272-7 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing upon the work of some of the most influential theorists in the field, Thinking Through Things demonstrates the quiet revolution growing in anthropology and its related disciplines, shifting its philosophical foundations. The first text to offer a direct and provocative challenge to disciplinary fragmentation - arguing for the futility of segregating the study of artefacts and society - this collection expands on the concerns about the place of objects and materiality in analytical strategies, and the obligation of ethnographers to question their assumptions and approaches.
The team of leading contributors put forward a positive programme for future research in this highly original and invaluable guide to recent developments in mainstream anthropological theory.
The team of leading contributors put forward a positive programme for future research in this highly original and invaluable guide to recent developments in mainstream anthropological theory.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
1 s/w Zeichnung
1 Line drawings, black and white
File size
6,80 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-39272-7 (9781135392727)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Amiria Henare | Martin Holbraad | Sari Wastell
Thinking Through Things
Theorising Artefacts Ethnographically
Book
12/2006
1st Edition
Routledge Cavendish
€206.40
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Amiria Henare | Martin Holbraad | Sari Wastell
Thinking Through Things
Theorising Artefacts Ethnographically
Book
11/2006
1st Edition
Routledge Cavendish
€78.27
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Persons
Amiria Henare, Martin Holbraad, Sari Wastell
Content
1. Thinking through things 2. 'Smuk is king' 3. Taonga Maori 4. The 'legal thing' in Swaziland 5. Collection as a way of being 6. Separating and containing people and things in Mongolia 7. Talismans of thought 8. Differentiation and encompassment 9. The power of powder
