Synopses & Reviews
Europe in the Anthropological Imagination is a provocative, reflective book about how American anthropologists study Europe. But, since anthropology has traditionally been defined as a study of the non-western, exotic Other; an anthropological study of Europe would seem to be a misnomer. In a larger sense, then, it offers insights into the manner in which ideas emerge and evolve within a discipline. This book offers a history of the "anthropology of Europe" in fourteen essays written by twelve American anthropologists who have each studied Europe for more than twenty years, yielding case studies of anthropology in a range of European countries and regions. It discusses themes in the anthropology of Europe: the relationship of anthropology to other disciplines; defining center and periphery; the study of migration; urban anthropology; and how to study Europe at regional, national, and supra-national levels. A valuable book for any reader who wishes a greater understanding of Europe and essential for any professional doing business in Europe.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-260) and index.
Table of Contents
Susan Parman. Introduction: Europe in the Anthropological Imagination.
1. Susan Carol Rogers. Strangers in a Crowded Field: American Anthropology in France.
2. Jill Dubisch. Europe through the Back Door: Doing Anthropology in Greece.
3. Susanna M. Hoffman. Bringing the “Other” to the “Self”: Kypseli—the Place and the Film.
4. Peter S. Allen. Europe on Film.
5. David I. Kertzer. Representing Italy.
6. Caroline B. Brettell. Returning with the Emigrants: A Journey in Portuguese Ethnography.
7. William A. Douglass. Restless Continent: Migration and the Configuration of Europe.
8. Thomas M. Wilson. Themes in the Anthropology of Ireland.
9. Linda A. Bennett. A Forty-Year Retrospective of the Anthropology of Former Yugoslavia.
10. David A. Kideckel. Utter Otherness: Western Anthropology and East European Political Economy.
11. Thomas M. Wilson. An Anthropology of the European Union, from Above and Below.
12. Mark T. Shutes. The Place of Europe in George P. Murdock's Anthropological Theory.
13. Susan Parman. The Meaning of “Europe” in the American Anthropologist (Part I).
Bibliography.
Index.