{"product_id":"9781509519804","title":"Anthropology Why It Matters","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAnthropology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTim Ingold\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumanity is at a crossroads. We face mounting inequality, escalating political violence, warring fundamentalisms and an environmental crisis of planetary proportions. How can we fashion a world that has room for everyone, for generations to come? What are the possibilities, in such a world, of collective human life? These are urgent questions, and no discipline is better placed to address them than anthropology. It does so by bringing to bear the wisdom and experience of people everywhere, whatever their backgrounds and walks of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this passionately argued book, Tim Ingold relates how a field of study once committed to ideals of progress collapsed amidst the ruins of war and colonialism, only to be reborn as a discipline of hope, destined to take centre stage in debating the most pressing intellectual, ethical and political issues of our time. He shows why anthropology matters to us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing Polity’s \u003ci\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/i\u003e series: In these short and lively books, world-leading thinkers make the case for the importance of their subjects and aim to inspire a new generation of students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e One of the foremost anthropologists of his generation, \u003cb\u003eTim Ingold\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over fifteen books covering topics from evolution and social life to creativity and perception. He is a fellow of both the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. His work has been read across the globe and translated into French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Estonian, Finnish, Polish, German, and many other languages.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 May 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509519804\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\u003e140\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384195739788,"sku":"9781509519804","price":11.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509519804_5d677f1d-99a7-4fe5-82c0-cbdc1233421f.jpg?v=1780111618","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509519804","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}