About Neil L. Whitehead
Lived 1956 – 2012 (aged 56). Neil L. Whitehead was an American anthropologist, ethnohistorian, caribbeanist, ethnographer and university teacher.
Neil L. Whitehead (19 March 1956 – 22 March 2012) was an English anthropologist, who is best known for his work on the anthropology of violence, dark shamanism (and Guyanese kanaimà in particular), post-human anthropology and the historical anthropology of South America and the Caribbean. From 1997 to 2007 he was the editor of Ethnohistory, Journal of the American Society for Ethnohistory.
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Who was Neil L. Whitehead?
English anthropologist (1956-2012)
When was Neil L. Whitehead born?
Neil L. Whitehead was born on 19 March 1956 in Harrow.
When did Neil L. Whitehead die?
Neil L. Whitehead died on 22 March 2012 in Madison.
What was Neil L. Whitehead's occupation?
Neil L. Whitehead was an anthropologist, ethnohistorian, caribbeanist, ethnographer and university teacher.
What nationality was Neil L. Whitehead?
Neil L. Whitehead was American.
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