Description
Part of The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series, the contributors to this volume share the conviction that anthropology can no longer afford to ignore the importance of the concept of evidence, either for the ways in which anthropologists carry out their work (methodology) or present and justify their findings (epistemology).
About the Author
Matthew Engelke is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics.
Reviews
"This volume is successful is in transforming the problem of evidence into a productive inquiry." (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, January 2011)
Book Information
ISBN 9781405192965
Author Matthew Engelke
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 173mm * 14mm
- Demonstrates that evidence is something that all anthropologists must possess
- Shows how the collection of evidence in the field is still, without doubt, one of the main ingredients of what Bronislaw Malinowski once referred to as 'the ethnographer's magic'
- Reveals how the concept of evidence has received little sustained attention in print - especially when compared to related concepts, such as 'fieldwork', 'truth', 'facts', and 'knowledge'
- Argued from a variety of theoretical perspectives and a rarity in its ability to orchestrate some many different - and vibrant - paradigms and points of view
About the Author
Matthew Engelke is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics.
Reviews
"This volume is successful is in transforming the problem of evidence into a productive inquiry." (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, January 2011)
Book Information
ISBN 9781405192965
Author Matthew Engelke
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 318g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 173mm * 14mm
