Hans A. Baer

Grappling with Societies and Institutions in an Era of Socio-Ecological Crisis

Journey of a Radical Anthropologist

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Produktbeschreibung

Grappling with Societies and Institutions in an Era of Socio-Ecological Crisis is an autoethnography that examines societies and institutions on how they function in an age of socio-ecological crises. It focuses on the steps involved in becoming a radical anthropologist and impact of societal and institutional settings as a scholar-activist.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 611g
• ISBN-13: 9781793637451
• ISBN-10: 1793637458
• Artikelnr.: 60156362

Autorenporträt

Hans A. Baer is principal honorary research fellow in the School of Social Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: The Making of a Radical Anthropologist
1 - Immigration and Naturalization: From Peru to the United States and then
to Australia
2 - The Sixties and the Aircraft Industry Company: Being Politicized within
the Bowels of the Corporation during the Sixties
3 - Roman Catholicism: Leaving the Womb of Holy Mother the Church
4 - The Corporatization of Academia: From the Bush Leagues to an Elite
Australian University
Part II: Studying Societies and Institutions
5 - Studies in Religion: Ethnogaphic Studies among the Levites of Utah and
and African American Spiritual Churches
6 - Socio-Political and Religious Life in East Germany: Observations of a
Fulbright Scholar and Ethnographer
7 - Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the US, UK, and Australia:
Hanging Out with the 'Quacks'
8 -- The Australian Climate Movement: Coming to Grips with the Ecological
Crisis Down Under and Globally
9 -Towards Democratic Eco-Socialism as an Alternative World System
Epilogue: Retirement: Refusing to Retire from Life
References
Index