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Participant Observers
Anthropology, Colonial Development, and the Reinvention of Society in Britain
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This book is ideal for scholars and students of social anthropology, British history, and postcolonial studies, as well as anyone interested in the intersection of culture and intellectual history in the 20th century.
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Social anthropology was at the forefront of debates about culture, society, and economic development in the British Empire. This book explores the discipline's rise in the interwar period, crisis amid decolonization, and ironic reemergence in the postwar metropole.
Across the humanities and social sciences, activists and scholars used anthropological concepts forged in empire to rethink British society at midcentury. Participant Observers shows how colonial anthropology helped define the social imagination of postimperial Britain.
Part institutional history of the discipline's formation, part cultural history of its impact, this is the first account of social anthropology's pivotal role in Britain's intellectual culture.
Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies
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Participant Observers is praised for being fascinating and very readable (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute) and an important work that refocuses understanding of social anthropology (H-Net Reviews). The book is recognised as sophisticated and polished, showcasing Dr Freddy Foks’ deep expertise (Journal of British Studies).
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ISBN: 9780520390331
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 February 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 408g
Pages: 280
About the Author
Freddy Foks is Simon Research Fellow at the University of Manchester. He is a historian of modern Britain and its empire.
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