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Arguing With Anthropology

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Arguing With Anthropology book

An Introduction to Critical Theories of the Gift

Arguing With Anthropology

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Arguing With Anthropology book

An Introduction to Critical Theories of the Gift
ByKaren Sykes
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2005
eBook Published 25 May 2005
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203491140
Pages 244
eBook ISBN 9780203491140
Subjects Social Sciences
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Sykes, K. (2004). Arguing With Anthropology: An Introduction to Critical Theories of the Gift (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203491140

ABSTRACT

Arguing with Anthropology is a fresh and wholly original guide to key elements in anthropology, which teaches the ability to think, write and argue critically. Using the classic 'question of the gift' as a master-issue for discussion, and drawing on a rich variety of Pacific and global ethnography, it provides a unique course in methods, aims, knowledge, and understanding. The book's highly original hypothetical approach takes gift-theory - the science of obligation and reciprocity - as the paradigm for a virtual enquiry which explores how the anthropological discipline has evolved historically, how it is applied in practice and how it can be argued with critically. By asking students to participate in projected situations and dilemmas, and in arguments about the form and nature of enquiry, it offers working practice of dealing with the obstacles and choices involved in anthropological study.

* From an expert teacher whose methods are tried and tested
* Comprehensive and fun course ideal for intermediate-level students
* Clearly defines the functions of anthropology, and its key theories and arguments
* Effectively teaches core study skills for exam success and progressive learning.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|16 pages

A SCEPTICAL INTRODUCTION TO THEORIES OF GIFT EXCHANGE

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part |2 pages

Part I MODERNIST NOSTALGIA

chapter 2|19 pages

THE AWKWARD LEGACY OF THE NOBLE SAVAGE

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chapter 3|21 pages

Gathering thoughts in fieldwork

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chapter 4|17 pages

KEEPING RELATIONSHIPS, MEETING OBLIGATIONS

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chapter 5|19 pages

EXCHANGING PEOPLE, GIVING REASONS

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part |2 pages

PART II Postmodern reflections: historical criticism

chapter 6|15 pages

DEBT IN POSTCOLONIAL SOCIETY

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chapter 7|19 pages

MISTAKING HOW AND WHEN TO GIVE

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part |2 pages

Postmodern reflections: critiques of subjectivity

chapter 8|18 pages

ENVISIONING BOURGEOIS SUBJECTS

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chapter 9|18 pages

GIVING BEYOND REASON

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part |2 pages

Part III A PRESENT WITHOUT NOSTALGIA

chapter 10|16 pages

VIRTUALLY REAL EXCHANGE

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chapter 11|18 pages

INTERESTS IN CULTURAL PROPERTY

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chapter 12|17 pages

GIVING ANTHROPOLOGY A/WAY

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