The Anthropology of Values |
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| Editor:
| Berger, Peter
Hardenberg, Roland
Kattner, Ellen
Prager, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-1-299-44636-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Books
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $16.12 |
Book Description:
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"The Anthropology of Values" is a collection of essays that addresses the notion of value' from a comparative and multi-disciplinary perspective, and aims at further stimulating contemporary theoretical and methodological discussions on the study of values'. The contributors analyse systems of symbolic and social classification, ritual performances, gift exchanges, local conceptualizations of the person, gender identity, indigenous political systems, and the interplay between local...
More Description"The Anthropology of Values" is a collection of essays that addresses the notion of value' from a comparative and multi-disciplinary perspective, and aims at further stimulating contemporary theoretical and methodological discussions on the study of values'. The contributors analyse systems of symbolic and social classification, ritual performances, gift exchanges, local conceptualizations of the person, gender identity, indigenous political systems, and the interplay between local rituals and modern politics.