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Claiming Individuality: The Cultural Politics of Distinction
Vered Amit (Ed.)
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Description for Claiming Individuality: The Cultural Politics of Distinction
Paperback. Investigates why the concept of individuality is important to people, and how it varies in different social settings worldwide Editor(s): Amit, Vared; Dyck, Noel. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Individuality is often interpreted as a force for the separation and autonomy of the individual. This book takes a different approach: it explores the expression of individuality as a form of social action inextricably linked to questions of belonging.
Using case studies from North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, the authors examine a wide range of topics. Covering everything from studies of childhood and family relations to patterns of movement for tourism, work, and religious pilgrimage; from the spinning of fashions to the sculpting of life narratives, the contributors analyse the shifting forms of the cultural ... Read more
Individuality is often interpreted as a force for the separation and autonomy of the individual. This book takes a different approach: it explores the expression of individuality as a form of social action inextricably linked to questions of belonging.
Using case studies from North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, the authors examine a wide range of topics. Covering everything from studies of childhood and family relations to patterns of movement for tourism, work, and religious pilgrimage; from the spinning of fashions to the sculpting of life narratives, the contributors analyse the shifting forms of the cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745324586
SKU
V9780745324586
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About Vered Amit (Ed.)
Vered Amit is Professor of Anthropology at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Her recent publications include, as co-author with Nigel Rapport, Community, Cosmopolitanism and the Problem of Human Commonality (Pluto, 2012), and as editor Thinking through Sociality: An Anthropological Interrogation of Key Concepts (2015). Noel Dyck is Professor of Social Anthropology at Simon Fraser University, Canada. ... Read more
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