About the book
Focusing on the crucial contributions of women researchers Andrew Bank demonstrates that the modern school of social anthropology in South Africa was uniquely female-dominated. The book traces the personal and intellectual histories of six remarkable women through the use of a rich cocktail of new archival sources including family photographs private and professional correspondence field-notes and field diaries published and other public writings and even love letters. The book also sheds new light on the close connections between their personal lives their academic work and their anti-segregationist and anti-apartheid politics. It will be welcomed by anthropologists historians and students in African studies interested in the development of social anthropology in twentieth-century Africa as well as by students and researchers in the field of gender studies.
Editions of Pioneers of the Field
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781107150492
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Focusing on the crucial contributions of women researchers Andrew Bank demonstrates that the modern school of social anthropology in South Africa was uniquely female-dominated. The book traces the personal and intellectual histories of six remarkable women through the use of a rich cocktail of new archival sources including family photographs private and professional correspondence field-notes and field diaries published and other public writings and even love letters. The book also sheds new light on the close connections between their personal lives their academic work and their anti-segregationist and anti-apartheid politics. It will be welcomed by anthropologists historians and students in African studies interested in the development of social anthropology in twentieth-century Africa as well as by students and researchers in the field of gender studies.
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What is Pioneers of the Field about?
Focusing on the crucial contributions of women researchers Andrew Bank demonstrates that the modern school of social anthropology in South Africa was uniquely female-dominated. The book traces the personal and intellectual histories of six remarkable women through the use of a rich cocktail of new archival sources including family photographs private and professional correspondence field-notes and field diaries published and other public writings and even love letters. The book also sheds new light on the close connections between their personal lives their academic work and their anti-segregationist and anti-apartheid politics. It will be welcomed by anthropologists historians and students in African studies interested in the development of social anthropology in twentieth-century Africa as well as by students and researchers in the field of gender studies.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Pioneers of the Field?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general > Biography: historical, political and military
Where can I read a sample of Pioneers of the Field?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781107150492
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Pioneers of the Field?
Andrew Bank
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Pioneers of the Field is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781107150492)