The Anthropology Of Europe

Author : Ullrich Kockel,Máiréad Nic Craith,Jonas Frykman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119111627

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A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe by Ullrich Kockel,Máiréad Nic Craith,Jonas Frykman Pdf

A Companion to theAnthropologyof Europe BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe “The volume also deserves a place on the shelves of academic libraries as well as the larger public library.” Reference Reviews “Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic levels/libraries.” Choice “This important collection challenges all anthropologists to re-examine the importance of European perspectives on the most provocative debates of our time. It transcends regional interests to highlight the complex intellectual landscape of our field.” Tracey Heatherington, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee “This significant volume critically interrogates assumptions about Europe as an idea and a place for research. It provides fresh perspectives on the past and future of anthropological studies of Europe.” Deborah Reed-Danahay, SUNY at Buffalo, President of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe offers a survey of contemporary Europeanist anthropology and European ethnology, and a guide to emerging trends in this geographical field of research. Utilizing diverse approaches to the anthropological study of Europe, Kockel, Nic Craith, and Frykman provide a synthesis of the different traditions and contemporary practices. Investigating the subject both geographically and thematically, the companion covers key topics such as location, heritage, experience, and cultural practices. Written by leading international scholars in the field, the volume constitutes the first authoritative guide for researchers, instructors, and students of anthropology and European studies.

Author : Victoria A. Goddard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032202221

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The Anthropology of Europe by Victoria A. Goddard Pdf

This is the first study of Europe post-1989 from an anthropological perspective. Thirteen distinguished authors examine the social, cultural and political implications of European integration with particular emphasis on changing European identities, concepts of citizenship and levels of participation. Their aim is to suggest an agenda for future research capable of addressing developing trends in contemporary Europe. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with major theoretical issues that have characterized the anthropological study of Europe and includes a detailed introductory chapter which charts the history of anthropology in Europe and considers the prospects for an anthropology of Europe. This is followed by key themes in the study of European society and culture including kinship, gender, nationalism, immigration and changing patterns of production. The second section develops these themes further using different theoretical perspectives to explain complex issues such as nationalism, ethnic identities, and sectarian conflicts. Nine case studies cover a wide range of contemporary topics including European integration and Irish nationalism, the transmission of ethnic identity, and identity and conflict in the former Yugoslavia and post-colonial Gibraltar. This book fills a gap in the literature on European integration and will be of interest to anthropologists and sociologists as well as students of Political Science, Communications and European Studies.

Author : John Beddoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : HARVARD:HNJ9JE

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The Anthropological History of Europe by John Beddoe Pdf

Author : Cris Shore,Victoria A. Goddard,Josep R. Llobera
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000323290

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The Anthropology of Europe by Cris Shore,Victoria A. Goddard,Josep R. Llobera Pdf

This is the first study of Europe post-1989 from an anthropological perspective. Thirteen distinguished authors examine the social, cultural and political implications of European integration with particular emphasis on changing European identities, concepts of citizenship and levels of participation. Their aim is to suggest an agenda for future research capable of addressing developing trends in contemporary Europe. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with major theoretical issues that have characterized the anthropological study of Europe and includes a detailed introductory chapter which charts the history of anthropology in Europe and considers the prospects for an anthropology of Europe. This is followed by key themes in the study of European society and culture including kinship, gender, nationalism, immigration and changing patterns of production. The second section develops these themes further using different theoretical perspectives to explain complex issues such as nationalism, ethnic identities, and sectarian conflicts. Nine case studies cover a wide range of contemporary topics including European integration and Irish nationalism, the transmission of ethnic identity, and identity and conflict in the former Yugoslavia and post-colonial Gibraltar. This book fills a gap in the literature on European integration and will be of interest to anthropologists and sociologists as well as students of Political Science, Communications and European Studies.

Author : Elisabeth Hsu,Caroline Potter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317613077

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Medical Anthropology in Europe by Elisabeth Hsu,Caroline Potter Pdf

This collection brings together three generations of medical anthropologists working at European universities to reflect on past, current and future directions of the field. Medical anthropology emerged on an international playing ground, and while other recently compiled anthologies emphasize North American developments, this volume highlights substantial ethnographic and theoretical studies undertaken in Europe. The first four chapters trace the beginnings of medical anthropology back into the two formative decades between the 1950s-1970s in Italy, German-speaking Europe, the Netherlands, France and the UK, supported by four brief vignettes on current developments. Three core themes that emerged within this field in Europe – the practice of care, the body politic and psycho-sensorial dimensions of healing – are first presented in synopsis and then separately discussed by three leading medical anthropologists Susan Whyte, Giovanni Pizza and René Devisch, complemented by the work of three early career researchers. The chapters aim to highlight how very diverse (and sometimes overlooked) European developments within this rapidly growing field have been, and continue to be. This book will spur reflection on medical anthropology’s potential for future scholarship and practice, by students and established scholars alike. This book was originally published as a special issue of Anthropology and Medicine.

Author : Irène Bellier,Thomas M. Wilson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000181067

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An Anthropology of the European Union by Irène Bellier,Thomas M. Wilson Pdf

One of the problems facing Europe is that the building of institutional Europe and top-down efforts to get Europeans to imagine their common identity do not necessarily result in political and cultural unity. Anthropologists have been slow to consider the difficulties presented by the expansion of the EU model and its implications for Europe in the 21st Century. Representing a new trend in European anthropology, this book examines how people adjust to their different experiences of the new Europe. The role of culture, religion, and ideology, as well as insiders' social and professional practices, are all shown to shed light on the cultural logic sustaining the institutions and policies of the European Union. On the one hand, the activities of the European institutions in Brussels illustrate how people of many different nationalities, languages and cultures can live and work together. On the other hand, the interests of many people at the local, regional and national levels are not the same as the Eurocrats'. Contributors explore the issues of unity and diversity in ‘Europe-building' through various European institutions, images, and programmes, and their effects on a variety of definitions of identity in such locales as France, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Belgium.

Author : Arturo Alvarez Roldan,Han Vermeulen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134843954

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Fieldwork and Footnotes by Arturo Alvarez Roldan,Han Vermeulen Pdf

The history of anthropology has great relevance for current debates within the discipline, offering a foundation from which the professionalisation of anthropology can evolve. The authors explore key issues in the history of social and cultural anthropological approaches in Germany, Great Britain, France, The Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Slovenia and Romania, as well as the influence of Spanish anthropologists in Mexico to provide a comprehensive overview of European anthropological traditions.

Author : Susan Parman
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015055888567

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Europe in the Anthropological Imagination by Susan Parman Pdf

"Europe in the Anthropological Imagination is a provocative, reflective book about how American anthropologists study Europe. The book is composed of fourteen essays by twelve anthropologists who have worked in Europe for at least twenty years. These anthropologists were asked to address how, when, where, and why they began to study Europe, and to consider what this implied for the development of anthropology in general (since anthropology is traditionally identified as a field that studies the non-western, exotic Other)."--Back cover.

Author : Sean O’ Dubhghaill
Publisher : Springer
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030241476

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An Anthropology of the Irish in Belgium by Sean O’ Dubhghaill Pdf

The first anthropological account of the Irish diaspora in Europe in the 21st century, this book provides a culture-centric examination of the Irish diaspora. Focusing less on an abstract or technical definition of Irish self-identification, the author allows members of this group to speak through vignettes and interview excerpts, providing an anthropological lens that allows the reader to enter a frame of self-reference. This book therefore provides architecture to understand how diasporic communities might understand their own identities in a new way and how they might reconsider the role played by mobility in changing expressions of identity. Providing firsthand, experiential and narrative insight into the Irish diaspora in Europe, this volume promises to contribute an anthropological perspective to historical accounts of the Irish overseas, theoretical works in Irish studies, and sociological examinations of Irish identity and diaspora.

Author : Aleksandar Boskovic,Chris Hann
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783643905079

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The Anthropological Field on the Margins of Europe, 1945-1991 by Aleksandar Boskovic,Chris Hann Pdf

The social lives of the peoples of the Balkans have long stimulated the imaginations of their northern European neighbors. These peoples and places have anthropological traditions of their own, shaped initially by nationalist movements and, later, by socialism and other political constraints. From an anthropological perspective, this book explores the region between Greece and Slovenia, when political pressures were strongest in the era of the Cold War. Yet, the environments were by no means uniformly repressive. The study provides indispensable insights for new generations pursuing innovative research agendas in this region in the new century. It raises deeper issues about the boundaries and substance of the anthropological endeavor. (Series: Halle Studies in the Anthropology of Eurasia - Vol. 29)

Author : Alessandro Testa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000223729

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Rituality and Social (Dis)Order by Alessandro Testa Pdf

Carnival has been described as one of the foundational elements of European culture, bearing an emblematic and iconic status as the festive phenomenon par excellence. Its origins are partly obscure, but its stratified and complex history, rich symbolic diversity, and sundry social configurations make it an exceptional object of cultural analysis. The product of more than 12 years of research, this book is the first comparative historical anthropology of popular European Carnival in the English language, with a focus on its symbolic, religious, and political dimensions and transformations throughout the centuries. It builds on a variety of theories of social change and social structures, questioning existing assumptions about what folklore is and how cultural gaps and differences take shape and reproduce through ritual forms of collective action. It also challenges recent interpretations about the performative and political dimension of European festive culture, especially in its carnivalesque declension. While presenting and exploring the most important features and characteristics of European pre-modern Carnival and discussing its origins and developments, this thorough study offers fresh evidence and up-to-date analyses about its transversal and long-lasting significance in European societies.

Author : Michael Herzfeld
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0521389089

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Anthropology Through the Looking-Glass by Michael Herzfeld Pdf

Despite having emerged in the heyday of a dominant Europe, of which Ancient Greece is the hallowed spiritual and intellectual ancestor, anthropology has paradoxically shown relatively little interest in contemporary Greek culture. In this innovative and ambitious book, Michael Herzfeld moves Greek Ethnography from the margins to the centre of anthropological theory, revealing the theoretical insights that can be gained by so doing. He shows that the ideology that originally led to the creation of anthropology also played a large part in the growth of the modern Greek nation-state, and that Greek ethnography can therefore serve as a mirror for an ethnography of anthropology itself. He further demonstrates the role that scholarly fields, including anthropology, have played in the construction of contemporary Greek culture and Greek identity.

Author : Dorle Dracklé,Iain R. Edgar,Thomas K. Schippers
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Educational anthropology
ISBN : 1571814523

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Educational Histories of European Social Anthropology by Dorle Dracklé,Iain R. Edgar,Thomas K. Schippers Pdf

Aimed at professional anthropologists, their students and academic policy-makers, the contributions to this volume provide an unprecedented array of insights into the current teaching and learning of social anthropology across Europe. With case-studies from eighteen different countries this volume presents a rich panorama of local histories, contexts and experiences, which are essential contributions to current debates on the role and significance of anthropology in an era of converging Higher Education policies. More practically,the volume offers teachers and students the possibility ofdeveloping international exchanges supported by a previously unobtainable knowledge of institutional historiesand differing local contexts.

Author : Richard H. Steckel,Clark Spencer Larsen,Charlotte A. Roberts,Joerg Baten
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108421959

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The Backbone of Europe by Richard H. Steckel,Clark Spencer Larsen,Charlotte A. Roberts,Joerg Baten Pdf

Represents the largest recorded dataset based on human skeletal remains from archaeological sites across the continent of Europe.

Author : Eric R. Wolf
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520268180

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Europe and the People Without History by Eric R. Wolf Pdf

'The intention of this work is to show that European expansion not only transformed the historical trajectory of non-European societies but also reconstituted the historical accounts of these societies before European intervention. It asserts that anthropology must pay more attention to history.' (AMAZON)