In and out of the academy: Policy and the case for a strategic anthropology

Human Organization

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-417

  Besteman, Catherine ^a  

^a Colby College   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; collaboration; engagement; policy; public anthropology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNICITY; MARGINALIZATION; POLICY MAKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650141650     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.69.4.e2373565nqu46873     Document Type: Article

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