Early Ethnography in the American Arctic - Tristes Arctiques

This book offers a portrait of early ethnographic work in the American Arctic, with a focus on understanding the mutual constitution of the Inuit and their early ethnographers.

Sommario

Prologue: The Great Ethnographic Period in the American Arctic
1 The New World: Anthropologists in the Wilderness
2 Late Arrivals: Strangers in the North
3 Moving Frontiers: Life in the Indeterminate Zone
4 Animal Companions: The Precariousness of the Hunt
5 Vital Materials: The Agency of Things
6 Human Terrains: A Mutable Landscape
7 Close Quarters: Intimacy and Travelling Theory
8 Emerging Subjects: Bodies in the Cold
9 Elusive Arctic: Ancient Steps and Future Traces

Info autore

Kirsten Hastrup is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kirsten Hastrup, Hastrup Kirsten
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032448343
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244834-3
• Pagine: 258
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; North America, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, History of the Americas, Human Geography, Environmentalist thought and ideology