anthropology
Anthropology: A Graphic Guide
Anthropology originated as the study of ‘primitive’ cultures – a now very loaded term. With the fall of Empire, anthropology became suspect and was torn by dissent from within. Did anthropology serve as a ‘handmaiden to colonialism’? Is it a ‘science’ created by racism to prove racism? Can it aid communication between cultures, or does it reinforce our differences?
Introducing Anthropology is a fascinating account of an uncertain human science seeking to transcend its unsavoury history.
Merryl Wyn Davis and Piero trace the...