James G. Carrier is Associate at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany. He is also Hon. Research Associate at Oxford Brookes University, UK, and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Indiana, USA.

After the Crisis: Anthropological Thought, Neoliberalism and the Aftermath offers a thought-provoking examination of the state of contemporary anthropology, identifying key issues that have confronted the discipline in recent years and linking them to neoliberalism. The volume explores the effect of the economic crisis on funding and support for higher education, and addresses the sense that anthropology has 'lost its way', with uncertainty over the purpose and future of the discipline. Carrier considers how anthropology has come to resemble key elements of neoliberalism and neoclassical economics in rejecting the idea of system in favour of individuals. He also suggests how the discipline can overcome its difficulties and place itself on a firmer foundation.

Introduction - James G. Carrier

Part I: The Crisis

Introduction - James G. Carrier

1 Anthropology in neoliberalism - James G. Carrier

2 Anthropology and neoliberalism - James G. Carrier

3 Neoliberal anthropology - James G. Carrier

Conclusion - James G. Carrier

Part II: And After

Introduction - James G. Carrier

4 History, power and the rise of the United States ruling class - Michael Blim

5 Migration and insecurity: rethinking mobility in the neoliberal age - Jeffrey H. Cohen and Ibrahim Sirkeci

6 Looking for a place to stand: theory, field and holism in contemporary anthropology - Sabina Stan

7 Seriously enough? Describing or analysing the Native(s)'s Point of View - Eduardo Dullo

8 A critical anthropology for the present -
Jeff Maskovsky and Ida Susser

Conclusion - Josiah Heyman