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Anthropologies of the Present and the Presence of Anthropology
Etnografia, 2022 This reflexive article combines recent as well as established insights from various anthropological subfields and beyond to address a world that is increasingly on the move, and this in ways that we do not fully understand, let alone manage or control.
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Understanding anthropological understanding [PDF]
Anthropological Theory, 2009 In this article I argue for a merological anthropology in which ideas of `partiality' and `practical adequacy' provide a way out of the impasse of relativism which is implied by postmodernism and the related abandonment of a concern with `truth'. Ideas such as `aptness' and `faithfulness' enable us to re-establish empirical foundations without having ...
Zeitlyn, D, Zeitlyn, D
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Anthropology of microbes [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012 We describe the need to further integrate the fields of human microbial ecology and anthropology and outline some of the potential goals and benefits of this collaborative work.
Amber, Benezra +2 more
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Virtual Anthropology: The Digital Evolution in Anthropological Sciences.
Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science, 2001 The discovery and explanation of differences among organisms is a major concern for evolutionary and systematic biologists. In physical anthropology, the discrimination of taxa and the qualitative and quantitative description of ontogenetic or evolutionary change require, of course, the analysis of morphological features.
Weber, G. +5 more
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, 2019 As suggested by its Greek roots (anthropos meaning humankind; logia meaning ‘study’ or ‘science’ of), ‘anthropology’ refers to the broad disciplinary study of peoples and cultures. Anthropology as a subject of intellectual curiosity coincides with the earliest encounters of European travellers and explorers with cultural difference (see, e.g., The ...
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Anthropology of parliaments [PDF]
, 2020 Parliaments are of the centre of webs created by democracy, complex sites where culture meets economics, psychology and politics; elected politicians consult with lobbyists, constituents and each other; and the political work of law-making and scrutiny is achieved. Inter-disciplinary approaches are vital in fathoming this complexity.
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