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OverviewAdapting Wittgenstein's concept of the human species as 'a ceremonial animal', Wendy James writes vividly and readably. Her new overview advocates a clear line of argument: that the concept of social form is a primary key to anthropology and the human sciences as a whole. Weaving memorable ethnographic examples into her text, James brings together carefully selected historical sources as well as references to current ideas in neighbouring disciplines such as archaeology, paleoanthropology, genetics, art and material culture, ethnomusicology, urban and development studies, politics, economics, psychology, and religious studies. She shows the relevance of anthropology to pressing world issues such as migration, humanitarian politics, the new reproductive technologies, and religious fundamentalism. Wendy James's engaging style will appeal to specialist and non-specialist alike. The Foreword is written by Michael J. Lambek, Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wendy James (, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford) , Michael LambekPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780199263332ISBN 10: 0199263337 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 04 December 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsFOREWORD By Michael J. Lambek, Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto THE QUEST FOR PATTERN 1: Key Questions in Anthropology 2: Dialogues with Grand Theory SHAPE AND RHYTHM IN SOCIAL FORMS 3: Species, Space, and Time 4: Daughters of the Dance 5: On Ritual and Social Memoey LANGUAGE AND THE MAKING OF PERSONS 6: Language and Social Engagement 7: The Dialectics of Gender and Generation 8: Human Bodies, Social Persons, and Selves PRACTICE AND POLITICS IN THE CEREMONIAL ARENA 9: Place, Home, and Habitus 10: Work, Wealth, and Exchange 11: Theatres of Power, War, and Peace LARGE-SCALE MODERN FORMS 12: The New Spaces: Cities and Popular Culture 13: The Modern Person and 'The Market' 14: States, 'Nations', and the Struggles of the People CONCLUDING ESSAY 15: Anthropology as a Human Science: Conversations with History and Religion Notes Select BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationLecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1964-69; research and visiting positions in Oxford, aarhus (Denmark, and Bergen (Norway), 1969-72; University Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, and Fellow of St Cross College, 1972; appointed Professor in 1996. Fellow of the British Academy, 1999; President, Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001-; Vice-President, British Institute in Eastern Africa, 2001-. (For list of publications see APF). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |