Anthropology in the Anthropocene

An Earthed Theory for Our Extended Present

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Av Christoph Antweiler

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In this book, anthropologist and geologist Christoph Antweiler shows that geology is a special, namely historical, natural science and is therefore relevant for a historically informed anthropology.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-11-26
Mått155 x 235 x 34 mm
Vikt949 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAnthropocene – Humanities and Social Sciences
Antal sidor502
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031745904
OriginaltitelAnthropologie im Anthropozän. Theoriebausteine für das 21. Jahrhundert

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Christoph Antweiler is a cultural anthropologist with an expertise in geology and currently Senior Professor at the Institute of Oriental and Asian Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany. His main theoretical interests are socio-cultural evolution, human universals and vernacular cosmopolitanism. His main research region is Southeast Asia. He is involved in the Excellence Cluster Bonn Center of Dependency and Slavery Studies and a member of the Academia Europaea, London.

Chapter 1. Humans Make Earth History – New Earth and New Anthropology.- Chapter 2. Cultural Resonance – Loss of Orientation, Fears, and Hope.- Chapter 3. End-Time Stories – Mostly Dramatic Framings.- Chapter 4. Critique – Strengths and Weaknesses of Anthropocene Thinking.- Chapter 5. Anthropocene Anthropology – Contributions and Opportunities.- Chapter 6. Conditio Humana – the Geologization of Culture.-Chapter 7. Human Niche Construction – Building Blocks for Synthesis.- Conclusion.