| Title | : | Anthropology in the East: Founders of Indian Sociology and Anthropology |
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| ISBN | : | 1905422776 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781905422777 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 568 |
| Publication | : | First published July 8, 2008 |
Anthropology and sociology have long histories in India. Yet, with the exception of fieldwork experience, there is little research available on the institutional and material contexts of these disciplines or on the practices of pioneering anthropologists and sociologists. Filling this important gap, Anthropology in the East spans a century of life and work, from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, and focuses on scholars with varying research trajectories. It shows how local influences and personalities played a major role in shaping the field and it examines their common concern with nation-building, social reform and the value of science.
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Beauty of a book, in the veins of Adam Kuper. The only problem obviously being an edited book the shifts in tone is a bit disturbing, if one expects something along the lines of the work of Adam Kuper. But this book is in-disposable, puts forward a strong case to read some of these founding thinkers/texts to grasp question we are still struggling with.
