Approaching the Past: Historical Anthropology Through Irish Case Studies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231079211)

In recent years the study of history has become a central area of inquiry within anthropology. While classical anthropology focused on the present, current approaches seek to "do history" by using a variety of conceptual and methodological approaches. Approaching the Past is a highly provocative and original volume that examines the issues, themes, and difficulties emerging out of the new anthropological concern with history.

Anchoring the discussion with a wide range of ethnographic case studies from Ireland, the contributors to this volume establish a sophisticated interdisciplinary dialogue and assess the degree to which anthropological concepts and methodologies can be applied to historical inquiry. With a variety of essays representing sociological, geograhical, and historical perspectives, Approaching the Past is an invaluable

contribution to a discipline that is expanding and reconstituting itself anew.

Author: Marilyn Silverman
ISBN-10: 0231079214
ISBN-13: 9780231079211
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/22/1992
Pages: 428
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 8.99h x 5.90w x 1.12d