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
  • Epstein, T. Scarlett (2005). Swimming Upstream: A Jewish Refugee from Vienna. London: Vallentine Mitchell. ISBN 978-0853036067.

References
  1. Bainbridge, Jane (2014-07-11). "Scarlett Epstein memorial". Research Live. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  2. S, Bageshree; Shivakumar, M. T. (2014-04-29). "Mangala remembers Scarlett 'Kempamma'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  3. Rew, Alan (1999-11-19). "Obituary: Professor A. L. Epstein". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-11-05.


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