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Mixed Emotions: Anthropological Studies of Feeling

Categorie	Filosofie
Boeknummer	#277825
Titel	Mixed Emotions: Anthropological Studies of Feeling
Auteur	Milton, Kay & Maruska Svasek
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London/NY, Routledge
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	1845200799
ISBN13	9781845200794
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	Emotions are of increasing interest in all the human sciences. In the past two decades, a growing number of anthropologists have explored emotional dynamics in a variety of geographic and cultural settings, and have developed various, at times conflicting, theories of emotion. This book fills a major gap by providing a concise introduction to the anthropology of emotions that outlines some of the major themes and controversies. Drawing on fieldwork undertaken in Europe, Japan and Melanesia, the authors explore how consciousness, memory, identity and politics are intimately related to emotional processes. A broad range of case studies covers such topics as how fear is managed in Belfast, how Spanish gypsies grieve and why Japanese tourists are drawn to monkey parks. This book will be of i... (Lees verder)nterest to anyone seeking to understand the formative impact emotions have on culture and society in an increasingly globalized world.
Pagina's	232
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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