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Perspectives on Imperialism and Decolonization (1984) is a key collection of essays that analyse from many sides the growth and demise of Western imperialism. They examine imperial history, the experience of imperialism, and offer new thoughts on British decolonization.
The world reflected in this book has several genealogical strands reaching back to other histories – to the nineteenth century theatre, to the rise of racism in South Africa, and the ways people were forced to negotiate the contradictions of being human against impossible odds.
This important study brings together some of the best current research on Kaempfer for the first time and includes a close analysis of 6 key topics from the writing of the History to an interpretation of the interpreter himself.
This book examines the relationship between moments of significant social change on the island of Ireland and performance... Læs mere
This is the first full length account of the life and ideas of Mary Douglas, the British social anthropologist whose publications span the second half of the twentieth century.
While much has been written about the work of Malinowski, little has been written his personal life. These letters, available for the first time offer an insight of the man not just as teacher and scientist but as a husband, father and friend.
Charts the astonishing correspondence between these two great thinkers to reveal much about the intellectual culture of the period. Previously unpublished material details their extraordinary personal and professional relationship.
This detailed and comprehensive guide provides biographical information on the most influential and significant figures in world anthropology, from the birth of the discipline in the nineteenth century to the present day.
The volume presents the diary of one of the great anthropologists at a crucial time in his career. Malinowski's major works grew out of his findings on field trips to New Guinea and North Melanesia from 1914-1918.
Haraway, one of the most highly regarded theorists in America, discusses her intellectual development and influences, the role of Catholicism in her thinking and how her ethical stands have mirrored issues in her personal life.
An account of the "adventures" of a Yorkshireman, first published in 1911, of his early life as a sailor, participation in the Matabele War, and his largely succesful attempts to unite the Kikuyu tribe.
An examination of the work of Henry Fairfield Osborn, whose great scientific concern was to link human origins to racial hierarchies. A product of conflicting paradigms, the author suggests that Osborn's empirical quest was inextricably linked to his hope of salvation.