Anthropology off the Shelf Anthropologists on Writing

In Anthropology off the Shelf, leading anthropologists reflect on the craft of writing and the passions that fuel their desire to write books. First of its kind volume in anthropology in which prominent anthropologists and 3 respected professionals outside the discipline follow the tradition of the "writers on writing" genre to reflect on all aspects of the writing process Contributors are high-profile in anthropology and many have a strong presence outside the field, in popular culture Unique in its format: short essays, revealing and straightforward in content and writing style

Alisse Waterston is Professor of Anthropology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. She is editor of An Antropology of War: Views from the Frontline and author of Love, Sorrow and Rage: Destitute Women in a Manhattan Residence. Maria D. Vesperi is Professor of Anthropology at New College of Florida and a trustee of the Poynter Institute. She is author of City of Green Benches: Growing Old in a New Downtown and co-editor of The Culture of Long Term Care: Nursing Home Ethnography.