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Category: Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humankind, past and present, that draws and builds upon knowledge from social and biological sciences, as well as the humanities and the natural sciences. In the United States anthropology is traditionally divided into the four field approach developed by Franz Boas in the early 20th century: biological or physical anthropology, social anthropology or cultural anthropology, archaeology and linguistic anthropology. Ethnography is one of its primary methods as well as the text that is generated from anthropological fieldwork.

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 2 – by Keith Hart

After 1971 World economy has reverted since the break-up of the Bretton Woods system of fixed parity exchange rates to … More

The collapse of national capitalism — a Sophoclean tragedy – Part 1 – by Keith Hart

Abstract The global economic crisis is not merely financial, a moment in the historical cycle of credit and debt. The … More

Interview with Keith Hart on Nationalism

by Nika Dubrovsky Keith Hart was then International Director of the Human Economy Programme, University of Pretoria and Professor of … More

South Africa’s two-tier economy (2012-2022) by Keith Hart

This analysis is based on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report for 2011-2012. It identifies twelve “pillars” of sustainable … More

SPECIAL EDITION: The Wages of War

Unlike any other war the United States ever took part in, the Vietnam War was a major turning point. It … More

Sudan’s kleptocratic military system won’t stop the people’s movement from rising by Jehron Muhammad

Anti-military coup, pro-democracy marches occurring in Sudan with growing numbers and increasing frequency since October show there is a renewed, … More

Liberal Revolutions and the African Future: An Interview with Keith Hart

Economic anthropologist Keith Hart (KH), one of the leading figures in African studies, spoke to Social Transformations editor Lisandro Claudio … More

Africa 2021: Perplexing, horrendous, dramatic and inspiring by Jehron Muhammad

Africa’s year 2021 was perplexing, horrendous, dramatic but also inspirational. It can be summed in the “two-ness” of the sojourn … More

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union Part 2 by Keith Hart

(Keynote address for a World Customs Organization/World Bank conference on ‘Informality, international trade and customs’, Brussels, 3-4 June 2013) It … More

Informality and international trade: The case for an African Customs Union by Keith Hart

(Keynote address for a World Customs Organization/World Bank conference on ‘Informality, international trade and customs’, Brussels, 3-4 June 2013) It … More

Sudan: Its diversity, economics and history by Jehron Muhammad

KHARTOUM, Sudan—Nothing says diversity like Sudan. Once Africa’s largest country, now divided by neocolonial and neoliberal machinations the U.S. helped … More

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 3

by Keith Hart Why Study Gypsy Economy? Looking at the contributions to this volume, I would pick out four themes: … More

Gypsy Economy: The Promise and Limitations of Ethnography – Part 2

by Keith Hart Heads or tails? Martin Fotta referred to a lecture of mine on money, “Heads or tails? Two … More

Gypsy Economy: the Promise and Limitations of Ethnography

By Keith Hart The Promise and Limits of Ethnography I am usually rather concerned when I observe how unreflectingly my … More

How Political Corruption Impacts Culture

How Political Corruption Impacts Culture From a traditional perspective, when people think of South America, many think of a group … More

An Unlawful Form of Democracy

What do we mean by an unlawful form of democracy? In the context of discussing the events of January 6, … More

Trump’s attack on American “democracy” – Part 2 by Keith Hart

Is the United States a racist theocracy? As the last of three generations of Northern Irish Protestant descent settled in … More

Trump’s attack on American “democracy” by Keith Hart – Part 1

Donald Trump and the Republican Party Donald Trump may not have expected to win the 2016 presidential election. Once he … More

Anthropology, anthropology documentaries, anthropology lectures, Cultural anthropology, Ethnography

American Exceptionalism and Violent Protests

It is important to understand that for more than fifty years, American foreign and defense policies such as EUCOM, PCOM, … More

Anthropology, anthropology documentaries, anthropology lectures, Cultural anthropology, Ethnography

World Orders Old and New – Latin America

The Colossus of the South “When the resources of that vast country are taken into account,” the editors of the … More

Anthropology, anthropology documentaries, anthropology lectures, Cultural anthropology, Ethnography

The Chomsky Chronicles – Wild Man in the Wings

Noam Chomsky is the quintessential pioneering linguist, intellectual and political activist of the last fifty years. He is an American, … More

Anthropology, anthropology documentaries, anthropology lectures, Cultural anthropology, Ethnography

How the informal economy took over the World by Keith Hart – Part 3

The demise of national capitalism. To talk of the world economy being “informalized” suggests that there is a global rule-system, … More

Anthropology, anthropology documentaries, anthropology journals, anthropology lectures, Cultural anthropology, Ethnography, Social Anthropology

How the informal economy took over the World – Part 2 by Keith Hart

The dialectics of form. “General Forms have their vitality in Particulars, and every Particular is a Man” (William Blake). Most … More

Anthropology, anthropology documentaries, anthropology journals, anthropology lectures, Cultural anthropology, Ethnography, Social Anthropology

How the informal economy took over the world by Keith Hart

A la recherche du temps perdu (In search of lost time) The idea of an informal economy was born at … More

Anthropology, anthropology journals, anthropology lectures, Cultural anthropology, Ethnography, Social Anthropology

Seeing Culture Everywhere: A Book Review by Keith Hart

The authors of this well-written book tell how they were pushed by their editor into writing for a general audience. … More

Anthropology, anthropology documentaries, anthropology journals, anthropology lectures, Cultural anthropology, Ethnography, Social Anthropology

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