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In two volumes, the <b>SAGE Handbook of Social Anthropology </b>provides the definitive overview of contemporary research in the discipline. It explains the what, where, and how of current and anticipated work in Social Anthropology. With 80 authors, contributing more than 60 chapters, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date statement of research in Social Anthropology available and the essential point of departure for future projects.</p> <p> </p> <p>The <b>Handbook</b> is divided into four sections:</p> <p> </p> <p><b>-Part I: Interfaces </b>examines Social Anthropology′s disciplinary connections, from Art and Literature to Politics and Economics, from Linguistics to Biomedicine, from History to Media Studies.</p> <p>-<b>Part II: Places</b> examines place, region, culture, and history, from regional, area studies to a globalized world</p> <p><b>-Part III: Methods</b> examines issues of method; from archives to war zones, from development projects to art objects, and from ethics to comparison</p> <p><b>-Part IV: Futures </b>anticipates anthropologies to come: in the Brain Sciences; in post-Development; in the Body and Health; and in new Technologies and Materialities</p> <p></p> <p>Edited by the leading figures in social anthropology, the <b>Handbook</b> includes a substantive introduction by Richard Fardon, a think piece by Jean and John Comaroff, and a concluding last word on futures by Marilyn Strathern. The authors - each at the leading edge of the discipline - contribute in-depth chapters on both the foundational ideas and the latest research. </p> <p> </p> <p>Comprehensive and detailed, this magisterial Handbook overviews the last 25 years of the social anthropological imagination. It will speak to scholars in Social Anthropology and its many related disciplines.