Martin Thomas and Amanda Harriss edited volume makes important steps towards understanding the history of the sociopolitical formations that are embedded in, and around, the idea of the expedition. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)
Expeditionary Anthropology emerges as an extraordinary book, with unexpected insights that demonstrate the vitality and relevance of the sub-disciplinary field of the history of anthropology. There is no doubt that it deserves a place on the bookshelves of every scholar interested in the subject. The Journal of Pacific History
This distinctive volume represents a genuinely interesting set of contributions to scholarship in anthropology, literary studies, history, and the history of science. Nicholas Thomas, University of Cambridge
Scholars of exploration and the history of anthropology will find this book very usefulthe approach put forward by Thomas and Harris is novel and important. Michael F. Robinson, University of Hartford
