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9 paź 2003 · Exposing our everyday myths and narratives in a series of empirical studies that range from Watergate to the Holocaust, it shows how these unseen yet potent cultural structures translate into concrete actions and institutions.
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By collective trauma, on the other hand, I mean a blow to...
- With Philip Smith
The contrast here is to the “thin description” that...
- Watergate as Democratic Ritual
In June 1972, employees of the Republican party made an...
- A Cultural Sociology of Evil
In semiotic terms, evil is the necessary cognitive contrast...
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Culture is understood here in its wide anthropological and sociological sense; by the subjects of culture, the author means individual producers, informal groups and social movements, NGOs, subjects of social economics, etc.
It is a solidarity that recognises the individual’s freedom to live life as it is achieved and not ascribed. In spite of the inclusion of the title ‘Body’, the book is characterised by an understanding of human experience and social life as it is primarily cognitively conceived.
7 sty 2008 · The Dictionary of Anthropology by Thomas Barfield; Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology: Humanity, Culture, and Social Life by Tim Ingold; A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory by...
4 sie 2022 · Accessible and engaging, with unique first-hand accounts from indigenous peoples, this is a truly international introduction to social anthropology. The book uses a student-friendly approach with clear and engaging writing style.
Explain how the perspectives of holism, cultural relativism, comparison, and fieldwork, as well as both scientific and humanistic tendencies make anthropology a unique discipline. Evaluate the ways in which anthropology can be used to address current social, political, and economic issues.
Presenting a ground-breaking revitalisation of contemporary social theory, this book revisits the rise of the modern world to reopen the dialogue between anthropology and sociology.
