Anthropology After Gluckman: The Manchester School, Colonial and Postcolonial Transformations
Author:   Richard Werbner
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9781526138002


Pages:   376
Publication Date:   10 June 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Anthropology After Gluckman: The Manchester School, Colonial and Postcolonial Transformations


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Author:   Richard Werbner
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.585kg
ISBN:  

9781526138002


ISBN 10:   152613800
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   10 June 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Max Gluckman in South Africa: role model, early leadership 2 Max Gluckman’s commitments, projects and legacies 3 Elizabeth Colson: home town anthropologist, systems sceptic 4 Clyde Mitchell and A.L. Epstein: urban perspectives 5 Relational thought, networks, circles 6 Friendship, interlocking directorates, cosmopolitanism 7 A. L. Epstein’s enduring argument: The reasonable man and emotion 8 Victor Turner: ‘voyage of discovery’ 9 The reanalysis of Chihamba the White Spirit 10 Anthropology and the postcolonial Conclusion Bibliography -- .

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'Discussing the failings as well as the achievements of the Manchester School, this book is a welcome invitation to rethink how anthropology was influenced by a group of people with a dedication to understanding the complexity of post–World War II colonial and postcolonial challenges.' American Anthropologist -- .


'Discussing the failings as well as the achievements of the Manchester School, this book is a welcome invitation to rethink how anthropology was influenced by a group of people with a dedication to understanding the complexity of post-World War II colonial and postcolonial challenges.' American Anthropologist -- .


Author Information

Richard Werbner is Emeritus Professor in African Anthropology and Honorary Professor in Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester

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