Download or read book Applications in Computing for Social Anthropologists written by Michael D. Fischer and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examines the research activities covered by social anthropologists and introduces new methods for organizing and interpreting visual and aural data as well as possible applications of knowledge-based models.As increasing numbers of social anthropologists use a computer for wordprocessing, interest in other applications inevitably follows, Computer Applications in Social Anthropology covers research activities shared by all social anthropologists and introduces new methods for organizing and interpreting data. Lucidly written, and sympathetic to the particular needs of social anthropologists, it will be of immense value to researchers and professionals in anthropology, development studies and sociology