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10%OFFAnnabelle Sabloff - Reordering the Natural World: Humans and Animals in the City - 9780802083616 - V9780802083616
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Reordering the Natural World: Humans and Animals in the City

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Description for Reordering the Natural World: Humans and Animals in the City paperback. Sabloff argues that the everyday practices of contemporary capitalist society reinforce our alienation from the rest of nature and reflects on how anthropology has contributed to the prevailing Western perception of a divide between nature and culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.

In Reordering the Natural World, Annabelle Sabloff argues that the everyday practices of contemporary capitalist society reinforce the conviction that we are profoundly alienated from the rest of nature. At the same time, she reveals the often disguised affinities and sense of connection urban Canadians manifest in their relations with animals and the natural world.

Sabloff reflects on how the discipline of anthropology has contributed to the prevailing Western perception of a divide between nature and culture. She suggests that the present ecological crisis has resulted largely from the ways in which Western societies have construed nature as a cultural ... Read more

With this unique text, Sabloff not only provides provocative insight into the study of relations between humans and the natural world, she lays the cornerstone for building an entirely new structure for the study of anthropology itself.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802083616
SKU
V9780802083616
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About Annabelle Sabloff
Annabelle Sabloff is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Social Anthropology at York University.

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