Overview
Rather than measure the actions of their subjects by reference to either universal rationality or cultural relativism, contributors in this volume describe ordinary people as they value human relationships and reason through the commonplace contradictions of their local way of life in a global age.
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Author: K. Sykes
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.405kg
ISBN: 9780230609815
ISBN 10: 0230609813
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 08 January 2009
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
<p> Anthropologists have become used to people's voices, 'analyses' even--this book breaks new ground by listening to 'arguments'. Arguments over what's best or right, moments of doubt or paradox about what's worthwhile, conundrums that need reasoning through. The approach is an enriching one, offering a novel purchase on the predicaments of social values in flux.”--Marilyn Strathern, Professor of Social Anthropology, Cambridge University.
<p> Anthropologists have become used to people's voices, 'analyses' even--this book breaks new ground by listening to 'arguments'. Arguments over what's best or right, moments of doubt or paradox about what's worthwhile, conundrums that need reasoning through. The approach is an enriching one, offering a novel purchase on the predicaments of social values in flux. --Marilyn Strathern, Professor of Social Anthropology, Cambridge University.
Anthropologists have become used to people's voices, 'analyses' even - this book breaks new ground by listening to 'arguments'. Arguments over what's best or right, moments of doubt or paradox about what's worthwhile, conundrums that need reasoning through. The approach is an enriching one, offering a novel purchase on the predicaments of social values in flux. - Marilyn Strathern, Professor of Social Anthropology, Cambridge University.
Anthropologists have become used to people's voices, 'analyses' even--this book breaks new ground by listening to 'arguments'. Arguments over what's best or right, moments of doubt or paradox about what's worthwhile, conundrums that need reasoning through. The approach is an enriching one, offering a novel purchase on the predicaments of social values in flux. --Marilyn Strathern, Professor of Social Anthropology, Cambridge University.
Author Information
KAREN SYKES is Senior Lecturer of Anthropology, University of Manchester, UK.
