The Scope of Anthropology: Maurice Godelier's Work in Context by Laurent Dousset

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Some of the most prominent social and cultural anthropologists have come together in this volume to discuss Maurice Godelier's work. They explore and revisit some of the highly complex practices and structures social scientists encounter in their fieldwork.

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Some of the most prominent social and cultural anthropologists have come together in this volume to discuss Maurice Godelier's work. They explore and revisit some of the highly complex practices and structures social scientists encounter in their fieldwork. From the nature–culture debate to the fabrication of hereditary political systems, from transforming gender relations to the problems of the Christianization of indigenous peoples, these chapters demonstrate both the diversity of anthropological topics and the opportunity for constructive dialogue around shared methodological and theoretical models.

Author Biography

Laurent Dousset is Associate Professor at the School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS) and is former Director of the CREDO (Centre for Research and Documentation on Oceania) in Marseilles. He has done research in Aboriginal Australia and in Vanuatu and has also developed several IT knowledge systems for the social sciences.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and FiguresIntroductionLaurent Dousset and Serge TcherkézoffChapter 1. Some Things You Say, Some Things You Dissimulate, and Some Things You Keep To Yourself: Linguistic and Material Exchange in the Construction of Melanesian SocietiesJoel RobbinsChapter 2. The Enigma of Christian Conversion: Exchange and the Emergence of New Great Men among the Maisin of Papua New GuineaJohn BarkerChapter 3. Alienating the Inalienable: Marriage and Money in a Big-man SocietyPolly WiessnerChapter 4. Anthropology and the Future of Sexuality Studies: An Essay in Honour of Maurice GodelierGilbert HerdtChapter 5. Material and Immaterial Relations: Gender, Rank and Christianity in VanuatuMargaret JollyChapter 6. The Making of Chiefs: Hereditary Succession, Personal Agency and Exchange in North Mekeo ChiefdomsMark S. MoskoChapter 7. What is left out in KinshipRobert H. BarnesChapter 8. Maurice Godelier and the Asiatic ModeJack GoodyChapter 9. The Dialectic of Cosmopolitanization and Indigenization in the Contemporary World System: Contradictory Configurations of Class and CultureJonathan FriedmanPublications by Maurice GodelierNotes on the ContributorsIndex

Review

"This is an extremely welcome addition to the literature -- unfortunately, too many English-speakers today think of Godelier as a footnote in the history of Marxist anthropology. This volume helps us remember the importance of Godelier as a thinker of the first order and a major bridge between the Anglophone and Francophone anthropology."  ·  Alex Golub, University of Hawai'i, Manoa

Review Quote

"This is an extremely welcome addition to the literature -- unfortunately, too many English-speakers today think of Godelier as a footnote in the history of Marxist anthropology. This volume helps us remember the importance of Godelier as a thinker of the first order and a major bridge between the Anglophone and Francophone anthropology."Alex Golub, University of Hawai'i, Manoa

Details ISBN1782385320 Pages 296 Publisher Berghahn Books Year 2014 ISBN-10 1782385320 ISBN-13 9781782385325 Format Paperback Author Serge Tcherkézoff Media Book Imprint Berghahn Books Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Serge Tcherkézoff Illustrations 10 illus. Language English Short Title SCOPE OF ANTHROPOLOGY DEWEY 301.01 Series Number 23 AU Release Date 2014-10-01 NZ Release Date 2014-10-01 UK Release Date 2014-10-01 Series Methodology & History in Anthropology Publication Date 2014-10-01 Subtitle Maurice Godelier's Work in Context Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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