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23%OFFMichael Jackson - Minima Ethnographica - 9780226389462 - V9780226389462
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Minima Ethnographica

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Description for Minima Ethnographica Paperback. Rejecting abstractions of "culture", this text proposes an existential anthropology that recognizes even abstract relationships as modalities of interpersonal life. Michael Jackson's work shows how general ideas are always anchored in particular social events and critical concerns. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
The postmodern opposition between theory and lived reality has led in part to an anthropological turn to "dialogic" or "reflexive" approaches. Michael Jackson claims these approaches are hardly radical, as they still drift into such abstractions as "society" or "culture". This text proposes an existential anthropology that recognizes even abstract relationships as modalities of interpersonal life. Jackson's work shows how general ideas are always anchored in particular social events and critical concerns. Emphasizing the intersubjective encounter over objective descriptions of the whole historical and contemporary situation of a given people, the author illustrates the power and originality of existential anthropology ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226389462
SKU
V9780226389462
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