Reflections on theory and history in anthropology / Frank A. Salamone.
| Author/creator | Salamone, Frank A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2006. |
| Description | xiv, 246 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Franz Boas: The Construction of Race and the Origins of African American Studies -- In the Name of Science: The Cold War and the Direction of Scientific Pursuits -- William Shedrick Willis, Jr. -- Ethnographic Writing -- The Nigerian Example of Indirect Rule -- The Polynesian Cultural Center and Mormon Image of the Body: Images of Paradise of Laie, Hawaii -- The African Diaspora -- The Reproduction of Main Street: The American Diplomatic Corps in Niger -- Music and Anthropology -- Jazz Meaning -- In Search of Religion -- Sufism -- The Bori and I: Reflections of a Mature Anthropologist -- The Tangibility of the Intangible: Beyond Empiricism -- Yoruba Rituals -- Hausa Shamans -- Dukawa Views on Death -- Missionaries in the Global Village -- The Missionary and the Chief: The Interesting Sibling Relationship of Anthropologists and Missionaries -- Hausa Wrestling in Ibadan as an Ethnic Boundary Marker --Colonialism and the Creation of Ethnic Identity -- British Abolition and Slavery in Northern Nigeria and the Lucy Memorial Freed Slave's Home: Contradictory Pressures under the Dual Mandate -- Post War Teens -- Fashion in the Fifties -- The Force of Primeval: The Image of Jazz in American Literature. |
| General note | " ... reflects upon his experiences as an anthropologist and offers an optimistic, yet realistic, appraisal of the field's past, present and future"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006922137 |
| ISBN | 0761834540 |
| ISBN | 9780761834540 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN33 .S114 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |