L'autore:
Thomas H. Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. He is the author of nearly thirty books, ranging from monographs and textbooks to polemical essays and a novel. His books in English include Ethnicity and Nationalism (1993) and Common Denominators (1998).
Thomas H. Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.
Kate Crehan is Assistant Professor in the Dept of Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, and Co-ordinator of the Women’s Studies Program, at CUNY. Her most recent book was The Fractured Community: Landscapes of Power and Gender in Rural Zambia, (University of California, 1997).
Contenuti:
1. Social Anthropology: Comparison and Context: The Origins of Social Anthropology 2. The Course of Inquiry: Why We Believe We Know Something; Field Work; Interpretation and Analysis; Anthropology as Politics 3. The Social Person: The Societal Character of Humans; Social Statuses and Relationships, Roles 4. Social Organisation: Social Control and Socialisation, The Household, The Village 5. Individual and Society, Social Organisation and Systems, Society and Individuals, Structures and Processes. 6. Why is Kinship Important, Kinship as Society, Forms of Kin-Reckoning 7. Marriage and Kinship: Exchange of Women, Descent and Alliance, some Further Reflections on Kinship 8. Social Differentiation, 1. Gender and Age. 9. Social Differentiation, 2. Caste and Class 10 Politics Without a State, What is Politics, Integration and Conflict in Kinship Societies, Political Dynamics and Change, Politics as Strategic Action. 11. Economy and Society, Reciprocity and Gift Economies, Economics and Morality: Economic Spheres, Economic Systems, Economy and Power. 12. Nature and Society, Interrelationships between Social and Ecological Factors, Technology, Ecology and Social Organisation. 13. Religion and Ritual, the Supernatural, Ritual, Religion in Practise, Some Perspectives on Morality 14. Modes of Thought, The Social Construction of Knowledge, Classification 15. Social and Cultural Change, The Spread of Capitalism, Encounters between Cultures, Anthropology on its Way Home 16. Ethnicity, Relationships Between Groups, Identity and Organisation 17. Nationalism and Minorities, Nationalism, Minorities and the State. 18. The Local and the Global, Towards a Global Culture, Differences and Similarities Bibliography Subject Index Name Index
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