Practicing Culture
Author:   Craig Calhoun (New York University, USA) ,  Richard Sennett (London School of Economics, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415412513


Pages:   252
Publication Date:   02 August 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Craig Calhoun (New York University, USA) ,  Richard Sennett (London School of Economics, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780415412513


ISBN 10:   041541251
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   02 August 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. 'We Have Never Been German': The Economy of Digging in Russian Kaliningrad 2. Practicing Poetry: A Career Without a Job 3. Hot Glass: The Calorific Imagination of Practice in Glassblowing 4. State Power as Field Work: Culture and Practice in the French Survey of Historic Landmarks 5. New and Improved Nations: Branding National Identity 6. Facts in the City: How London Accountants Simplify Decisions 7. Managing Doubt: Professional Wrestling Jargon and the Making of 'Smart Fans' 8. Beauty at the Gallery: Sentimental Education and Operatic Community in Contemporary Buenos Aires 9. The Erotic Life of Electric Hair Clippers: A Social History 10. Practicing Authorship: The Case of Brecht’s Plays

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Craig Calhoun is University Professor of Social Science at New York University and President of the Social Science Research Council. Richard Sennett is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Cities Programme at the London School of Economics and is University Professor of the Humanities at New York University.

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