British Subjects: An Anthropology of Britain by Nigel Rapport (English) Hardcove

Description: British Subjects by Nigel Rapport The anthropology of Britain is hotly debated. What does it mean to live in Britain and to be British, and is an anthropology of Britain even a legitimate undertaking? British Subjects presents a forthright voice in this debate. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The anthropology of Britain is hotly debated. What does it mean to live in Britain and to be British, and is an anthropology of Britain even a legitimate undertaking? British Subjects presents a forthright voice in this debate. Key anthropological concerns such as community, rationality, aesthetics, the body, power, work and leisure, nationalism and transnationalism are found reflected in the lives of a wide range of British subjects--from farmers to dancers, children to retired miners, new-agers to entrepreneurs. In disputing traditional claims that anthropology at home and of ones own is misconceived, unnecessary or unperceptive, this book clearly establishes that an anthropology of Britain can set excellent standards of subtle ethnography and complex analysis. Providing a nuanced appreciation of the intricacies of British society, this book shows how the anthropological study of Britain can offer an enlightening paradigm for the study of individual lives. Author Biography Nigel Rapport Professor of Anthropological and Philosophical Studies,University of St. Andrews Table of Contents Part I: Introduction- Best of British!: An Introduction to the Anthropology of Britain, Part II: Nationalism, Contestation and the Performance of Tradition Part III: Strategies of Modernity: Heritage, Leisure, Dissociation Part IV: The Appropriation of Discourse Part V: Methodologies and Ethnomethodologies Part VI: The Making (and Unmaking) of Community: Ethnicity, Religiosity, Locality Part VII: Epilogue Review With the publication of "British Subjects" the recent work which has been done on the Anthropology of Britain will at last receive the recognition it has long deserved. Nigel Rapport has brought together a number of eminent scholars who have already made substantial contributions to our anthropological understanding of contemporary British society. In specially written chapters deriving directly from their fieldwork they demonstrate how anthropological research can throw light not only on small communities and interest groups, but on institutions such as primary education and professional performing companies, as well as on cultural domains such as the nature of social knowledge and the pursuit of leisure and entertainment. Those who associate anthropology only with an interest in simple societies in remote corners of the globe are in for a pleasant intellectual surprise. Those who have long been aware that anthropology is as much interested in "us" as in "them" will find welcome confirmation of the disciplines capacity to make us radically reconsider what we thought were familiar aspects of our everyday lives. C.W. Watson, University of Kent at Canterbury, author of "Multiculturalism". British Subjects certainly justifies Britain as an anthropological subject. Times Literary Supplement A first-rate collection that celebrates sameness in diversity. The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute This book will be a landmark in the history of the discipline. It is formidable in a host of ways: in the range of scale and approaches, in the subtlety and richness of its observations, in the issues it develops and by its critical acuity with regard, for example, to the selective tendencies of certain anthropolgists in their study of minorities. LHomme Promotional Also available in paperback, 9781859735466 GBP17.99 (March, 2002) Review Quote With the publication of "British Subjects" the recent work which has been done on the Anthropology of Britain will at last receive the recognition it has long deserved. Nigel Rapport has brought together a number of eminent scholars who have already made substantial contributions to our anthropological understanding of contemporary British society. In specially written chapters deriving directly from their fieldwork they demonstrate how anthropological research can throw light not only on small communities and interest groups, but on institutions such as primary education and professional performing companies, as well as on cultural domains such as the nature of social knowledge and the pursuit of leisure and entertainment. Those who associate anthropology only with an interest in simple societies in remote corners of the globe are in for a pleasant intellectual surprise. Those who have long been aware that anthropology is as much interested in "us" as in "them" will find welcome confirmation of the disciplines capacity to make us radically reconsider what we thought were familiar aspects of our everyday lives.C.W. Watson, University of Kent at Canterbury, author of "Multiculturalism".British Subjects certainly justifies Britain as an anthropological subject.Times Literary SupplementA first-rate collection that celebrates sameness in diversity.The Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteThis book will be a landmark in the history of the discipline. It is formidable in a host of ways: in the range of scale and approaches, in the subtlety and richness of its observations, in the issues it develops and by its critical acuity with regard, for example, to the selective tendencies of certain anthropolgists in their study of minorities.LHomme Details ISBN1859735517 Year 2002 ISBN-10 1859735517 ISBN-13 9781859735510 Format Hardcover Imprint Berg Publishers Subtitle An Anthropology of Britain Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Nigel Rapport DEWEY 306.0941 Birth 1956 Publication Date 2002-03-01 Illustrations 10 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index Place of Publication London Author Nigel Rapport Media Book Language English Short Title BRITISH SUBJECTS UK Release Date 2002-03-01 Pages 354 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd AU Release Date 2002-03-01 NZ Release Date 2002-03-01 Alternative 9781859735466 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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