| Waiting for Foucault, Still Contributor(s): Sahlins, Marshall (Author) |
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ISBN: 097175750X ISBN-13: 9780971757509 Publisher: Prickly Paradigm Press OUR PRICE: $12.82 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2002 Annotation: First devised as after-dinner entertainment at a decennial meeting of the Association of Social Anthropologists in Great Britain, and first published by Prickly Pear Press in 1993, this expanded edition of "Waiting for Foucault" represents some of the brightest anthropological satire--mixed in with some of the most serious intellectual issues in the human sciences. Whether he's summing up the state of the discipline ("Some things are better left un-Said") or ruminating on the ancients, Sahlins delivers a strong mixture of wit and wisdom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 301 |
| LCCN: 2002102648 |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 4.66" W x 7.06" (0.18 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First devised as after-dinner entertainment at a decennial meeting of the Association of Social Anthropologists in Great Britain, and first published by Prickly Pear Press in 1993, this expanded edition of Waiting for Foucault represents some of the brightest anthropological satire--mixed in with some of the most serious intellectual issues in the human sciences. Whether he's summing up the state of the discipline (Some things are better left un-Said) or ruminating on the ancients, Sahlins delivers a strong mixture of wit and wisdom. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sahlins, Marshall: - Marshall Sahlins is the Charles F. Grey Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books. |