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Anthropology and the Will to Meaning: A Postcolonial Critique
Vassos Argyrou
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Description for Anthropology and the Will to Meaning: A Postcolonial Critique
Paperback. Argyrou puts forward a powerful critique of both modern and postmodern anthropology that reveals the self-centered logic of anthropological humanism. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 136 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Anthropology, the study of societies and cultures different to our own, is based on the humanist assumption that difference does not mean otherness and inferiority. In this book, Vassos Argyrou puts forward a powerful critique of both modern and postmodern anthropology that reveals the self centred logic of anthropological humanism, offering the controversial conclusion that the anthropological project is forever doomed to failure.
At the heart of the book is the idea that anthropologists are driven to produce knowledge not by a desire for power, as it is often assumed, but a by desire for ... Read more
Anthropology, the study of societies and cultures different to our own, is based on the humanist assumption that difference does not mean otherness and inferiority. In this book, Vassos Argyrou puts forward a powerful critique of both modern and postmodern anthropology that reveals the self centred logic of anthropological humanism, offering the controversial conclusion that the anthropological project is forever doomed to failure.
At the heart of the book is the idea that anthropologists are driven to produce knowledge not by a desire for power, as it is often assumed, but a by desire for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745318592
SKU
V9780745318592
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About Vassos Argyrou
Vassos Argyrou is Professor of Social Anthropology and Cultural Theory in the School of Social Sciences, University of Hull. His research interests include social and cultural theory, postcolonialism, ritual and myth, southern Europe. He is the author of Anthropology and the Will to Meaning: A Postcolonial Critique (Pluto, 2002).
Reviews for Anthropology and the Will to Meaning: A Postcolonial Critique
'An exceptionally original book. Argyrou has written one of the most stimulating and intellectually bracing books of anthropological theory in recent years'
Joel Robbins, University of California, San Diego
Joel Robbins, University of California, San Diego