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Approaching the Past : Historical Anthropology Through Irish Case Studies

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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.

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  • 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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