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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Über den Autor
Satish Kedia, John van Willigen
Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780275978426
ISBN-10: 0275978427
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kedia, Satish
Redaktion: Kedia, Satish
Van Willigen, John
Hersteller: Praeger
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Satish Kedia
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.2005
Gewicht: 0,547 kg
Artikel-ID: 102319663