false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173461324m/291994.jpg 291994 1 <div>The postmodern opposition between theory and lived reality has led in part to an anthropological turn to "dialogic" or "reflexive" approaches. Michael Jackson claims these approaches are hardly radical as they still drift into such abstractions as "society" or "culture." His <i>Minima Ethnographica</i> proposes an existential anthropology that recognizes even abstract relationships as modalities of interpersonal life. <br><br>Written in the style of Theodor Adorno's <i>Minima Moralia</i>, Jackson's work shows how general ideas are always anchored in particular social events and critical concerns. Emphasizing the intersubjective encounter over objective descriptions of the whole historical and contemporary situation of a given people, he illustrates the power and originality of existential anthropology through a series of vignettes from his fieldwork in Sierra Leone and Australia. An award-winning poet, novelist, and anthropologist, Jackson offers a timely critique of conventions that dull our sense of the links between academic study and lived experience. <br><br></div> 283307 1998 Minima Ethnographica: Intersubjectivity and the Anthropological Project total:5|5:1|4:3|1:1| 5 18 7 1 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Sep 13 18:34:01 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 18:35:47 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 18 19:12:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 19:12:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 21 23:41:10 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 23:41:10 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Fri Jul 31 08:47:16 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 07:47:43 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 31 08:47:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Dec 23 09:04:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 09:04:00 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Oct 20 11:45:57 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 11:46:07 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sun May 20 16:41:58 -0700 2007 Sun May 20 16:42:05 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=291994