Experiments in Holism: Theory and Practice in Contemporary AnthropologyISBN: 978-1-4443-3323-7
Hardcover
336 pages
October 2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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Experiments in Holism: Theory and Practice in
Contemporary Anthropologypresents a series of essays from
leading anthropologists that critically reexamine the relevance of
holism as a foundational tenet of anthropology, and its theoretical
and methodological potential in today's world.
- Represents the first volume to consider the modern role of holism as a central anthropological concern across a wide range of anthropological traditions
- Critically examines the past and present predicament of holism and its potential for the renewal of future practice
- Features contributions from leading anthropologists which discuss how anthropology should be re-designed in the context of a changing world
- Challenges many of contemporary anthropology's central methods, theory, and functions