Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) and index.
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Prologue: the itinerary -- 1. The ethnographic present: on starting in time -- 2. The language paradox: on the limits of words -- 3. The empirical foundation: on the grounding of worlds -- 4. The anthropological imagination: on the making of sense -- 5. The motivated body: on the locus of agency -- 6. The inarticulate mind: on the point of awareness -- 7. The symbolic violence: on the loss of self -- 8. The native voice: on taking responsibility -- 9. The realist quest: on asking for evidence -- Epilogue: returning home.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book provides a rigorous discussion of central theoretical problems in anthropology. It makes the case for a renewed and invigorated scholarly anthropology with extensive reference to recent anthropological debates in Europe and the United States.