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ID20053741
AuthorsJ Peacock (0000-0003-2028-1471, corresponding author)
Year2002
Pages64-89
Publication date2002-09-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueAnthropology, by Comparison (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203463901-8
OpenAlexW2896900444
ISBN9780203463901
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited1

In this chapter I argue the following: first, that the global world ushering in the new millennium creates a distinctive opportunity for comparison (by which is meant in this chapter the comparative method, especially as used in anthropology); second, that anthropology faces an appropriate moment in its history to seize this opportunity; and third, that, in so doing, comparison can be usefully engaged with issues in the world. Pursuant to this three-step strategy, I explore and propose a deeper immersion in the cultural milieu that constitutes the anthropologist’s own life-world, especially his or her regional or local milieu. My illustrations of ways to enter this life-world range from outreach and activism to regionalism and Volkskunde. I call this approach action comparison

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,21
Citation span2007 - 2018 (12)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4
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