Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography

Author: Clifford Marcus (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book has become a classic theoretical work for contemporary anthropology, holding landmark significance. In the 20 years after its publication, it became the most frequently cited book in the international anthropology field and has had a broad impact on the humanities and other social sciences. The 11 essays in this book focus on the process of text writing in the production of anthropological knowledge, examining classic ethnographic texts from different periods and open-heartedly pointing out the various possibilities for future ethnographic writing and cultural research.