Dignity for the Voiceless Willem Assies's Anthropological Work in Context

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Synopsis

Willem Assies died in 2010 at the age of 55. The various stages of his career as a political anthropologist of Latin American illustrate how astute a researcher he was. He had a keen eye for the contradictions he observed during his fieldwork but also enjoyed theoretical debate. A distrust of power led him not only to attempt to understand “people without voice” but to work alongside them so they could discover and find their own voice. Willem Assies explored the messy, often untidy daily lives of people, with their inconsistencies, irrationalities, and passions, but also with their hopes, sense of beauty, solidarity, and quest for dignity. This collection brings together some of Willem Assies’s best, most fascinating, and still highly relevant writings.

Book details

Series:
CEDLA Latin America Studies (Book 103)
Author:
Ton Salman, Salvador Martí I Puig, Gemma Van Der Haar
ISBN:
9781782382935
Related ISBNs:
9781782382928
Publisher:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Pages:
348
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-05-22
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2014
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Business and Finance, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies