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Under a Watchful Eye: Self, Power, and Intimacy in Amazonia
Harry Walker
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Paperback. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388. Self, Power, and Intimacy in Amazonia. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. 252 pages, illustrations. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight: 388.
What does it mean to be accompanied? How can autonomy and a sense of self emerge through one's involvement with others? This book examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, the analysis highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. It thereby raises fundamental questions about what it means to be alive, to be an experiencing subject, and to be human. From the highly personalized ... Read more
What does it mean to be accompanied? How can autonomy and a sense of self emerge through one's involvement with others? This book examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, the analysis highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. It thereby raises fundamental questions about what it means to be alive, to be an experiencing subject, and to be human. From the highly personalized ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520273603
SKU
V9780520273603
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About Harry Walker
Harry Walker is Lecturer in Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Reviews for Under a Watchful Eye: Self, Power, and Intimacy in Amazonia
"A joy to read, very thoughtful, and well written."
American Anthropologist
"[Walker] weaves elegantly his ethnography with a number of strands in Amazonian anthropology."
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
American Anthropologist
"[Walker] weaves elegantly his ethnography with a number of strands in Amazonian anthropology."
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute