T. Scarlett Epstein
Trude Scarlett EpsteinOBE (1922 – 27 April 2014), née Grünwald, was a British-Austrian social anthropologist and economist. Born in Vienna to a Jewish family, she became a refugee following the Nazi annexation of Austria and settled in Britain. There she completed a PhD in economics under the supervision of social anthropologist Max Gluckman, the founder of the "Manchester School". Described as one of the "pioneers" of development studies, her work focused in particular on rural economies and women's activities, and drew on fieldwork in Karnataka, India and Papua New Guinea.[1][2] She was married to social anthropologist Bill Epstein.[3]
Selected bibliography[edit]
- Epstein, T. Scarlett (2005). Swimming Upstream: A Jewish Refugee from Vienna. London: Vallentine Mitchell. ISBN 978-0853036067.
References[edit]
- ^ Bainbridge, Jane (11 July 2014). "Scarlett Epstein memorial". Research Live. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ S, Bageshree; Shivakumar, M. T. (29 April 2014). "Mangala remembers Scarlett 'Kempamma'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Rew, Alan (19 November 1999). "Obituary: Professor A. L. Epstein". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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