Satish Kedia, John Van Willigen

Applied Anthropology (eBook, PDF)

Domains of Application

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Applied Anthropology: Domains of Application, edited by Satish Kedia and John van Willigen, comprises essays by prominent scholars on the potential, accomplishments, and methods of applied anthropology. Domains covered in the volume include development, agriculture, environment, health and medicine, nutrition, population displacement and resettlement, business and industry, education, and aging. The contributors demonstrate in compelling ways how anthropological knowledge, skills, and methodologies can be put to work in addressing social, economic, health, and technical problems facing societies today. With their genuine commitment to protecting the diversity and vitality of human communities, applied anthropologists working in real-life settings have and will continue to have a lasting impact on people around the world. The editors enrich the volume by providing introductory and concluding chapters that offer a detailed historical context for applied anthropology and an exploration of its future directions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313068911
• Artikelnr.: 37816529

Autorenporträt

Satish Kedia is Associate Professor of Anthropology The University of Memphis.

John van Willigen is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky.

Inhaltsangabe

Applied Anthropology: Context for Domains of Application by Satish Kedia
and John van Willigen Anthropology and Development by Peter D. Little
Agricultural Anthropology by Robert E. Rhoades The Domain of the
Environment by Thomas R. McGuire Applied Anthropology and Health and
Medicine by Linda M. Whiteford and Linda A. Bennett Nutritional
Anthropology and Its Application to Nutrition Problems by David A.
Himmelgreen and Deborah L. Crooks Applied Anthropology and
Development--Induced Displacement and Resettlement by Anthony Oliver-Smith
Anthropological Practice in Business and Industry by Marietta L. Baba
Anthropology Applied to Education by Nancy P. Greenman Applied Anthropology
and the Aged by Robert C. Harman Emerging Trends in Applied Anthropology by
John van Willigen and Satish Kedia About the Editors and Contributors