In this Book
- Significant Others: Interpersonal and Professional Commitments in Anthropology
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
- Series: History of Anthropology
summary
Anthropology is by definition about "others," but in this volume the phrase refers not to members of observed cultures, but to "significant others"—spouses, lovers, and others with whom anthropologists have deep relationships that are both personal and professional. The essays in this volume look at the roles of these spouses and partners of anthropologists over the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, especially their work as they accompanied the anthropologists in the field. Other relationships discussed include those between anthropologists and informants, mentors and students, cohorts and partners, and parents and children. The book closes with a look at gender roles in the field, demonstrated by the "marriage" in the late nineteenth century of the male Anthropological Society of Washington to the Women’s Anthropological Society of America. Revealing relationships that were simultaneously deeply personal and professionally important, these essays bring a new depth of insight to the history of anthropology as a social science and human endeavor.
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Additional Information
ISBN
9780299194734
Related ISBN(s)
9780299194703
MARC Record
OCLC
669513980
Pages
305
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2004