Prickly Paradigm Press is a new incarnation of Prickly Pear Pamphlets, which was started in 1993, in
Cambridge,
England, by anthropologists
Keith Hart and
Anna Grimshaw
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...
. Together they published a series of ten pamphlets on a range of topics in anthropology, the history of science, and ethnographic film. In 1998, Mark Harris and
Matthew Engelke
Matthew Engelke (born 1972) is an anthropologist and author specializing in religion, media, public culture, secularism, and humanism. Regionally, his ethnographic focus is on Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom.
Education and career
He received h ...
took over the press, expanding its operations in the world market and adding a select few titles to its list. In 2001,
Marshall Sahlins
Marshall David Sahlins ( ; December 27, 1930April 5, 2021) was an American cultural anthropologist best known for his ethnographic work in the Pacific and for his contributions to anthropological theory. He was the Charles F. Grey Distinguished ...
took over the press, renamed it Prickly Paradigm, and re-published his own pamphlet (''Waiting for Foucault'') and also
Richard Rorty's. In 2004,
Justin Shaffner scanned the original Prickly Pear pamphlets into a PDF format and made them freely available for distribution on the Internet.
"AAA Welcomes Justin Shaffner as Book Review Editor for Digital Book Review Process"
American Anthropological Association.
See also
* Anthropology
* List of anthropologists
* Small press
A small press is a publisher with annual sales below a certain level or below a certain number of titles published. The terms "indie publisher" and "independent press" and others are sometimes used interchangeably.
Independent press is general ...
* List of small presses
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External links
Prickly Paradigm Press
Prickly Pear Pamphlets
Anthropology organizations
Publishing companies of the United States
Small press publishing companies
University of Chicago
Publishing companies established in 1993