{"product_id":"anthropology-and-the-politics-of-gabriela-vargas-cetina-9780817357177","title":"Anthropology and the Politics of Representation","description":"\u003cb\u003eExamines the inherently problematic nature of representation and description of living people in ethnography and in anthropological work\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAnthropology and the Politics of Representation\u003c\/i\u003e volume editor Gabriela Vargas-Cetina brings together a group of international scholars who, through their fieldwork experiences, reflect on the epistemological, political, and personal implications of their own work. To do so, they focus on such topics as ethnography, anthropologists' engagement in identity politics, representational practices, the contexts of anthropological research and work, and the effects of personal choices regarding self-involvement in local causes that may extend beyond purely ethnographic goals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Such reflections raise a number of ethnographic questions: What are ethnographic goals? Who sets the agenda for ethnographic writing? How does fieldwork change the anthropologist's identity? Do ethnography and ethnographers have an impact on local lives and self-representation? How do anthropologists balance long-held respect for cultural diversity with advocacy for local people? How does an author choose what to say and write, and what not to disclose? Should anthropologists support causes that may require going against their informed knowledge of local lives?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriela Vargas-Cetina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817357173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817357177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Gabriela Vargas-Cetina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086961062143,"sku":"9780817357177","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e9a625c-4670-4afa-9230-c6eeb1ab9f46.jpg?v=1769097496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anthropology-and-the-politics-of-gabriela-vargas-cetina-9780817357177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}