Frontmatter
Abstract
The California Series in Public Anthropology emphasizes the anthropologist's role as an engaged intellectual.It continues anthropology's commitment to being an ethnographic witness, to describing, in human terms, how life is lived beyond the borders of many readers' experiences.But it also adds a commitment, through ethnography, to reframing the terms of public debate-transforming received, accepted understandings of social
Fields of Study & Subjects
Anthropological Studies and Insights
Anthropology: Ethics
History
Culture
Urban and sociocultural dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- University of California Press eBooks
- Pages
- i–iv
- Publication date
- 25 February 2026
- Language
- EN