Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn

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FLUEHR-LOBBAN, Carolyn

FLUEHR-LOBBAN, Carolyn. American, b. 1945. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology, Area studies. Career: Rhode Island College, Providence, assistant professor, 1972-78, associate professor, 1978-84, professor of anthropology, 1984-. Conducted field research in the Sudan, Egypt, and Tunisia. Publications: Islamic Law and Society in the Sudan, 1986; (ed.) International Perspectives on Marxist Anthropology, 1989; (ed.) Ethics and the Profession of Anthropology: Dialogue for a New Era, 1991; (with R.A. Lobban and J.O. Voll) Historical Dictionary of the Sudan, 2nd ed., 1992, 3rd ed. (with R.A. Lobban and R. Teramer), 2000; Islamic Society in Practice, 1994; (ed.) Against Islamic Extremism: The Writings of Muhammad Said al-Ashmany, 1998. Contributor to journals. Address: Department of Anthropology, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI 02908, U.S.A.