{"product_id":"9781405192965","title":"The Objects of Evidence Anthropological Approaches to the Production of Knowledge","description":"\u003ch3\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Objects of Evidence\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAnthropological Approaches to the Production of Knowledge\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Engelke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePart of \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series\u003c\/i\u003e, the contributors to this volume share the conviction that anthropology can no longer afford to ignore the importance of the concept of evidence, either for the ways in which anthropologists carry out their work (methodology) or present and justify their findings (epistemology).  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates that evidence is something that all anthropologists must possess\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the collection of evidence in the field is still, without doubt, one of the main ingredients of what Bronislaw Malinowski once referred to as 'the ethnographer’s magic'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how the concept of evidence has received little sustained attention in print – especially when compared to related concepts, such as 'fieldwork', 'truth', 'facts', and 'knowledge'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgued from a variety of theoretical perspectives and a rarity in its ability to orchestrate some many different – and vibrant – paradigms and points of view\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMatthew Engelke\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 March 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405192965\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310497067148,"sku":"9781405192965","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405192965_c48f7d18-e367-4ff4-945a-983c42cdd899.jpg?v=1780159341","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405192965","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}