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OverviewApplied 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Satish Kedia , John van WilligenPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.624kg ISBN: 9780275978426ISBN 10: 0275978427 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 30 October 2005 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsApplied 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 ContributorsReviews<p> There are several single-author textbooks currently available describing how the concepts and methods of academic cultural anthropology can be adopted, with certain modifications, to achieve specific social transformations and policy goals. Each of them carries the title Applied Anthropology, followed by a distinguishing subtitle. In comparison, this edited volume is notable for its multiplicity of perspectives, contributed by some of the discipline's heaviest hitters. The book will find two enthusiastic audiences: academic anthropologists seeking to learn more about anthropology's fifth field, and students of applied anthropology requiring exemplars of practice. Some of the domains discussed--development, business, health--are thoroughly covered in the single-author texts; others (agriculture, aging, resettlement) are not. The usual introductory textbook materials on history, theory, and methods are concisely reviewed in the first chapter, so the book can be used as a stand-alone as well as a supplementary text. A short but admirable summary chapter places the contributors' work into the context of significant contemporary phenomena (e.g., demographic changes and globalization) as well as current trends in applied anthropology (e.g., greater interdisciplinarity, reflexivity, and community participation). Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. - <p>Choice <p> There are several single-author textbooks currently available describing how the concepts and methods of academic cultural anthropology can be adopted, with certain modifications, to achieve specific social transformations and policy goals. Each of them carries the title Applied Anthropology, followed by a distinguishing subtitle. In comparison, this edited volume is notable for its multiplicity of perspectives, contributed by some of the discipline's heaviest hitters. The book will find two enthusiastic audiences: academic anthropologists seeking to learn more about anthropology's fifth field, and students of applied anthropology requiring exemplars of practice. Some of the domains discussed--development, business, health--are thoroughly covered in the single-author texts; others (agriculture, aging, resettlement) are not. The usual introductory textbook materials on history, theory, and methods are concisely reviewed in the first chapter, so the book can be used as a stand-alone Applied work expands and advances the relevant frontier of our entire anthropological discipline. Kedia and van Willigen's rich compendium proves this beyond doubt. Their book informs with facts. It equips with tools. It convinces with arguments. It shows the cutting edge practicing anthropological knowledge and how beneficial this knowledge can be to its users--governments, development agencies, private corporations, schools, hospitals, etc. From the scholars who speak within this volume, several audiences stand to learn: applied practitioners as well as academics, students and faculty, and, particularly, those organizations that search for new knowledge and insights into what they do today but could do better tomorrow. The book is a repository of much state-of-the-art experience in anthropology and an inspiring tool for further applied research and informed social practice. -Michael M. Cernea Research Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs George Washington University former World Bank Senior Advisor for Social Policy Author InformationSatish Kedia is Associate Professor of Anthropology The University of Memphis. John van Willigen is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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