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Approaching the Past : Historical Anthropology Through Irish Case Studies
by Marilyn Silverman and P. H. Gulliver
Overview
In recent years the study of history has become a central area of inquiry within anthropology. While classical anthropology focused on the present, current approaches seek to "do history" by using a variety of conceptual and methodological approaches. Approaching the Past is a highly provocative and original volume that examines the issues, themes, and difficulties emerging out of the new anthropological concern with history.
Anchoring the discussion with a wide range of ethnographic case studies from Ireland, the contributors to this volume establish a sophisticated interdisciplinary dialogue and assess the degree to which anthropological concepts and methodologies can be applied to historical inquiry. With a variety of essays representing sociological, geograhical, and historical perspectives, Approaching the Past is an invaluable contribution to a discipline that is expanding and reconstituting itself anew.This item is Non-Returnable
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780231079211
- ISBN-10: 0231079214
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publish Date: December 1992
- Dimensions: 8.99 x 5.9 x 1.12 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.29 pounds
- Page Count: 428
- Reading Level: Ages 22-17
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