The quest for anthropological relevance: Borgesian maps and epistemological pitfalls

American Anthropologist

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Bunz, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Boas; Geertz; Positivism; Sociocultural anthropology; Writing culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 43549125811     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2008.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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