Comparing Impossibilities

Selected Essays of Sally Falk Moore

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Comparing Impossibilities by Sally Falk Moore, HAU
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sally Falk Moore ISBN: 9781912808069
Publisher: HAU Publication: April 15, 2016
Imprint: HAU Language: English
Author: Sally Falk Moore
ISBN: 9781912808069
Publisher: HAU
Publication: April 15, 2016
Imprint: HAU
Language: English

Few scholars have had a more varied career than Sally Falk Moore. Once a lawyer for an elite New York law firm, her career has led her to the Nuremberg trials where she prepared cases against major industrialists, to Harvard, to the Spanish archives where she studied the Inca political system, and to the mountain of Kilimanjaro where she studied the politics of Tanzanian socialism. This book offers a compelling tour of Moore’s diverse experiences, a history of her thought as she reflects on her life and thought in the disciplines of anthropology, law, and politics.
        The essays range from studies of myths of incest and sexuality to those of economic development projects, from South America to Africa. The result is an astonishing assortment of works from one of the most respected legal anthropologists in the field, one who brought together disparate places and ideas in enriching comparisons that showcase the possibilities—and impossibilities—of anthropology.
 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Few scholars have had a more varied career than Sally Falk Moore. Once a lawyer for an elite New York law firm, her career has led her to the Nuremberg trials where she prepared cases against major industrialists, to Harvard, to the Spanish archives where she studied the Inca political system, and to the mountain of Kilimanjaro where she studied the politics of Tanzanian socialism. This book offers a compelling tour of Moore’s diverse experiences, a history of her thought as she reflects on her life and thought in the disciplines of anthropology, law, and politics.
        The essays range from studies of myths of incest and sexuality to those of economic development projects, from South America to Africa. The result is an astonishing assortment of works from one of the most respected legal anthropologists in the field, one who brought together disparate places and ideas in enriching comparisons that showcase the possibilities—and impossibilities—of anthropology.
 

More books from Anthropology

Cover of the book Indigenous Movements, Self-Representation, and the State in Latin America by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book The Atomistic Congress: Interpretation of Congressional Change by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book 國家地理雜誌2015年9月號 by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Passage of Darkness by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Del otro lado by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Loneliness and Its Opposite by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Culture and Retardation by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book DK Readers: Secrets of the Mummies by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Boundaries and Motherhood by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Journey Through East And South by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book The Mind of Primitive Man by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Social Mobility in Traditional Chinese Society by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Reading Palestine by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book Altruistisches Management der Vielfalt by Sally Falk Moore
Cover of the book The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup by Sally Falk Moore
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy