Professor of Anthropology

Thomas Barfield's primary areas of interest include social anthropology, political economy, anthropology as it relates to history, and pastoral nomadism.  His geographical area of focus is the Near East and Central Asia.  His current research focuses on war reconstruction and economic development in Afghanistan as well as its political reorganization.  Professor Barfield is widely published, and most recently he has edited The Dictionary of Anthropology (1997).

For more information, see: http://www.bu.edu/anthrop/faculty/barfield/index.html