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Culture and Well-Being: Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Political Ethics
Alberto Corsin Jimenez (Ed.)
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Description for Culture and Well-Being: Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Political Ethics
Hardback. The book explores what characterises a 'good life' and how this idea has been affected by globalisation and neoliberalism. Editor(s): Jimenez, Alberto Corsin. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
The concept of well-being has emerged as a key category of social and political thought, especially in the fields of moral and political philosophy, development studies and economics.
This book takes a critical look at the notion of well-being by examining what well-being means, or could mean, to people living in a number of different regions including Sudan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, India, Sierra Leone and the UK.
The contributors take issue with some of the assumptions behind Western concepts of well-being. They explore what characterises a 'good life' and how this ... Read more
The concept of well-being has emerged as a key category of social and political thought, especially in the fields of moral and political philosophy, development studies and economics.
This book takes a critical look at the notion of well-being by examining what well-being means, or could mean, to people living in a number of different regions including Sudan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, India, Sierra Leone and the UK.
The contributors take issue with some of the assumptions behind Western concepts of well-being. They explore what characterises a 'good life' and how this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745326801
SKU
V9780745326801
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About Alberto Corsin Jimenez (Ed.)
Alberto Corsin Jimenez is Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at the Spanish National Research Council in Madrid, Spain. He is the author of An Anthropological Trompe l'Oeil for a Common World (Berghahn, 2013) and editor of Culture and Well-Being (Pluto, 2007) and The Anthropology of Organisations (Routledge 2007).
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