Anthropology is by definition about "others," but in this volume
the phrase refers not to members of observed cultures, but to
"significant others"--spouses, lovers, and others with whom
anthropologists have deep relationships that are both personal and
professional. The essays in this volume look at the roles of these
spouses and partners of anthropologists over the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries, especially their work as they
accompanied the anthropologists in the field. Other relationships
discussed include those between anthropologists and informants,
mentors and students, cohorts and partners, and parents and
children. The book closes with a look at gender roles in the field,
demonstrated by the "marriage" in the late nineteenth century of
the male Anthropological Society of Washington to the Women's
Anthropological Society of America. Revealing relationships that
were simultaneously deeply personal and professionally important,
these essays bring a new depth of insight to the history of
anthropology as a social science and human endeavor.
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