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Dignity for the voiceless
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- Book Synopsis
- Willem Assies died in 2010 at the age of 55. The various stages of his career as a political anthropologist of Latin American illustrate how astute a researcher he was. He had a keen eye for the contradictions he observed during his fieldwork but also enjoyed theoretical debate. A distrust of power led him not only to attempt to understand "people without voice" but to work alongside them so they could discover and find their own voice. Willem Assies explored the messy, often untidy daily lives of people, with their inconsistencies, irrationalities, and passions, but also with their hopes, sense of beauty, solidarity, and quest for dignity. This collection brings together some of Willem Assies's best, most fascinating, and still highly relevant writings.
- About The Author
- Ton Salman has worked on grassroots organizations, citizenship and democratization processes in Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia and is Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the VU University of Amsterdam.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781782382928
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, (01 June 2014)
- Number of Pages
- 348
- Weight
- 690 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 237 x 152 x 26 mm
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