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In Praise of Historical Anthropology is based on a fundamental
conviction: the study of society cannot be undertaken without
considering the weight of history and separations between
disciplines in academics need to be bridged for the benefit of
knowledge. Anthropology cannot be limited to situating its object
in its immediate context; rather its true subject of study is
society as a historical problem. The book describes the complex
attempts to transcend this separation, presenting perspectives,
methodologies and direct applications for the study of power
relations and systems of social classification, paying special
attention to the reconstruction of colonial situations. Following
the maxim expounded by John and Jean Comaroff, this book will help
us understand that historical anthropology is not a matter of
merging the two disciplines of anthropology and history, but rather
considering societies in their historically situated dimension and
applying the tools of the social and human sciences to the
analysis. In this vein, the book reviews the complex attempts to
bridge disciplinary separations and theoretical proposals coming
from very different traditions. The text, consequently, opens up
hegemonic perspectives to include 'other anthropologies.'
Josep Lluis Mateo is one of Spain's leading architects and one of
Europe's most influential intellectuals. He runs a firm called
mateoarquitectura in Barcelona, which has designed buildings in
many countries such as Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, the
Netherlands and Switzerland. Alongside his work as guest lecturer,
Mateo was Professor of Design at the Federal Institute of
Technology (ETH) Zurich from 2002 to 2014. Mateo's standing as a
pacesetter in the international intellectual discourse about the
future of architecture is closely tied to the journal Quaderns
d'Arquitectura i Urbanisme, which has appeared in Catalan, Spanish
and English since 1985 and of which he was editor-in-chief between
2002 and 2014. Under Matteo, it developed into the leading platform
for discussions on architectural issues, urban design, and
aesthetic concepts. Footprints: Writings 2005-2020 collects his
most important texts from the last fifteen years - short and longer
essays and vignettes, along with interviews touching on questions
about the elements, environmental and urban contexts, as well as on
Matteo's own designs. The texts are illustrated and arranged
thematically, to allow the juxtaposition to inspire new
connections.
In Praise of Historical Anthropology is based on a fundamental
conviction: the study of society cannot be undertaken without
considering the weight of history and separations between
disciplines in academics need to be bridged for the benefit of
knowledge. Anthropology cannot be limited to situating its object
in its immediate context; rather its true subject of study is
society as a historical problem. The book describes the complex
attempts to transcend this separation, presenting perspectives,
methodologies and direct applications for the study of power
relations and systems of social classification, paying special
attention to the reconstruction of colonial situations. Following
the maxim expounded by John and Jean Comaroff, this book will help
us understand that historical anthropology is not a matter of
merging the two disciplines of anthropology and history, but rather
considering societies in their historically situated dimension and
applying the tools of the social and human sciences to the
analysis. In this vein, the book reviews the complex attempts to
bridge disciplinary separations and theoretical proposals coming
from very different traditions. The text, consequently, opens up
hegemonic perspectives to include 'other anthropologies.'
Josep Lluis Mateo is one of Spain's leading architects and one of
Europe's most influential intellectuals. He runs a firm called
mateoarquitectura in Barcelona, which has designed buildings in
many countries such as Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, the
Netherlands and Switzerland. Alongside his work as guest lecturer,
Mateo was Professor of Design at the Federal Institute of
Technology (ETH) Zurich from 2002 to 2014. Mateo's standing as a
pacesetter in the international intellectual discourse about the
future of architecture is closely tied to the journal Quaderns
d'Arquitectura i Urbanisme, which has appeared in Catalan, Spanish
and English since 1985 and of which he was editor-in-chief between
2002 and 2014. Under Matteo, it developed into the leading platform
for discussions on architectural issues, urban design, and
aesthetic concepts. Footprints: Writings 2005-2020 collects his
most important texts from the last fifteen years - short and longer
essays and vignettes, along with interviews touching on questions
about the elements, environmental and urban contexts, as well as on
Matteo's own designs. The texts are illustrated and arranged
thematically, to allow the juxtaposition to inspire new
connections. Text in Spanish.
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