Anthropology, it is often argued, is an art of translation. Recently, however, social theorists have raised serious doubts about the translator's enterprise. Over the last few years the human social and ecological habitat has seen spectacular developments. Modern humans inhabit a 'global village' in a very genuine sense. What lessons may be learned from these developments for anthropology? In Beyond Boundaries, ten anthropologists from different countries address the problem of social understanding and cultural translation from different theoretical as well as ethnographic perspectives. Quite appropriately, given the general theme of the volume, the contributors represent several different academic traditions and communities - Britain, Finland, France, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Norway, the former Soviet Union, and Sweden.

Also available in hardback, 9780854968138 GBP50.00 (May, 1994)

About the Author
Gisli Palsson is Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Iceland

Reviews
' ... the first of its kind to touch upon the idea of understanding social life through discourse.'Informations bibliographiques et lexicographiques



Book Information
ISBN 9781859730218
Author Gisli Palsson
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 550g