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Anthropology Now and Next: Essays in Honor of Ulf Hannerz
Thomas Hyll Eriksen
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Hardcover. The scholarship of Ulf Hannerz is characterized by its extraordinary breadth and visionary nature. He has contributed to the understanding of urban life and transnational networks, and the role of media, paradoxes of identity and new forms of community, suggesting to see culture in terms of flows rather than as bounded entities. Editor(s): Eriksen, Thomas Hylland; Garsten, Christina; Randeria, Shalini. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 652.
The scholarship of Ulf Hannerz is characterized by its extraordinary breadth and visionary nature. He has contributed to the understanding of urban life and transnational networks, and the role of media, paradoxes of identity and new forms of community, suggesting to see culture in terms of flows rather than as bounded entities. Contributions honor Hannerz’ legacy by addressing theoretical, epistemological, ethical and methodological challenges facing anthropological inquiry on topics from cultural diversity policies in Europe to transnational networks in Yemen, and from pottery and literature to multinational corporations.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782384496
SKU
V9781782384496
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99-15
About Thomas Hyll Eriksen
Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. His research in complex societies ranges from identity politics to the cultural implications of new information technology, and he now studies local responses to global crises. His books include Ethnicity and Nationalism (1993/2010), Engaging Anthropology (2006) and Globalization: The Key Concepts (2007/2014).
Reviews for Anthropology Now and Next: Essays in Honor of Ulf Hannerz
“The chapters range over a fascinating territory of institutions and sites… {The volume] is very well titled, as it is at once a sort of retrospective and, more importantly, a future oriented study of what anthropology can and should become.” · Anthropology Review Database “The cosmopolitan anthropologist Ulf Hannerz has been engaged for forty years on a ... Read more