What is human common sense (anthropological theory and practice in the field of social and cultural)

Author: Michael Herzfeld (USA), translated by Liu Heng, Shi Yi, and Li Changyin
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book originates from an international collaborative project initiated by UNESCO, aiming to provide an overview of social and cultural anthropology. It is not a conventional textbook but seeks to establish a "positive middle stance" between theory and practice, between the humanistic perspective and the scientific perspective, and between symbol and substance. Renowned anthropologist Michael Herzfeld discards traditional disciplinary boundaries, bringing his peers—experts in various fields of anthropology—into a broader dialogue space to explore how social and cultural anthropology can illuminate and reveal human conditions that are beyond the reach of research conducted from a distance. This book is not merely an academic work; it showcases the long-term theoretical research and unwavering ethical sensibilities that anthropologists have consistently upheld, thereby explaining why they have always played a leading role in critiquing racism and other intolerant human behaviors. The topics discussed in this book cover all fields of anthropological research, enabling students to gain a macro understanding of the discipline. However, perhaps more importantly, readers will discover that in today's world of increasingly frequent communication and interaction, they can gain a deeper understanding of various complex phenomena in culture and society through this book. This book originates from an international collaborative project initiated by UNESCO, aiming to provide an overview of social and cultural anthropology. It is not a conventional textbook but seeks to establish a "positive middle stance" between theory and practice, between the humanistic perspective and the scientific perspective, and between symbol and substance. Renowned anthropologist Michael Herzfeld discards traditional disciplinary boundaries, bringing his peers—experts in various fields of anthropology—into a broader dialogue space to explore how social and cultural anthropology can illuminate and reveal human conditions that are beyond the reach of research conducted from a distance. This book is not merely an academic work; it showcases the long-term theoretical research and unwavering ethical sensibilities that anthropologists have consistently upheld, thereby explaining why they have always played a leading role in critiquing racism and other intolerant human behaviors. The topics discussed in this book cover all fields of anthropological research, enabling students to gain a macro understanding of the discipline. However, perhaps more importantly, readers will discover that in today's world of increasingly frequent communication and interaction, they can gain a deeper understanding of various complex phenomena in culture and society through this book.