Hugh Raffles
Hugh Raffles (born 1958 in London , Great Britain ) is a British anthropologist , university professor and author .
Life
Raffles came from a Jewish family and grew up in London . He did his bachelor's degree at the University of Warwick in England and then went to the University of London , where he graduated with a Master of Arts . In 1989 he completed postgraduate studies at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies .
Raffles has lived in New York City since the early 1990s . He is there at The New School Professor for Anthropology and Life Studies .
Publications
- In Amazonia: A Natural History . Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA 2002, ISBN 0-691-04885-1 .
- Contribution in: Anita Baviskar (Ed.): Waterscapes: The Cultural Politics of a Natural Resources . Permanent Black, Delhi, India 2007.
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Insectopedia . Pantheon, New York City, USA 2010, ISBN 978-0-375-42386-4 .
- German: Insektopädie. translated from English by Thomas Schestag. Matthes & Seitz, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-88221-080-4 .
- With Tim Edgar (photographs): Insect Theater. Black Dog Publishing, London 2013, ISBN 978-1-908966-11-7 .
Web links
- Biography (en.)
- Literature by and about Hugh Raffles in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raffles, Hugh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British anthropologist, university professor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |