{"product_id":"approaching-the-past-marilyn-silverman-9780231079211","title":"Approaching the Past: Historical Anthropology Through Irish Case Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003ci\u003eApproaching the Past\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly provocative and original volume that examines the issues, themes, and difficulties emerging out of the new anthropological concern with history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnchoring 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, \u003ci\u003eApproaching the Past\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003econtribution to a discipline that is expanding and reconstituting itself anew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marilyn Silverman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231079214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231079211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.90w x 1.12d","brand":"Marilyn Silverman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44181067432191,"sku":"9780231079211","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4eb599d0-5595-4393-af6d-408ac8a0fa21.jpg?v=1690258374","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/approaching-the-past-marilyn-silverman-9780231079211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}