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Mary Douglas
Anthropology's Ancestors, Band 4 1. Aufl.
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| Verlag: | Berghahn Books |
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| Veröffentl.: | 15.09.2023 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781800739802 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 164 |
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Beschreibungen
<p> <strong>This handy, concise book covers the life of Mary Douglas, one of the most important anthropologists of the second half of the 20th century.</strong></p>
<p> Her work focused on how human groups classify each other, and how they resolve the anomalies that then arise. Classification, she argued, emerges from practices of social life, and is a factor in all deep and intractable human disputes.</p>
<p> This biography offers an introduction to how her distinctive approach developed across a long and productive career and how it applies to current pressing issues of social conflict and planetary survival.</p>
<p> From the Preface:</p>
<p> The influence of Professor Dame Mary Douglas (1921-2007) upon each of the social sciences and many of the disciplines in the humanities is vast. The list of her works is also vast, and this presents a problem of choice for the many readers who want to get a general idea of what she wrote and its significance, but who are somewhat baffled about where to begin. Our book offers a short overview and suggests why her key writings remain significant today.</p>
<p> Her work focused on how human groups classify each other, and how they resolve the anomalies that then arise. Classification, she argued, emerges from practices of social life, and is a factor in all deep and intractable human disputes.</p>
<p> This biography offers an introduction to how her distinctive approach developed across a long and productive career and how it applies to current pressing issues of social conflict and planetary survival.</p>
<p> From the Preface:</p>
<p> The influence of Professor Dame Mary Douglas (1921-2007) upon each of the social sciences and many of the disciplines in the humanities is vast. The list of her works is also vast, and this presents a problem of choice for the many readers who want to get a general idea of what she wrote and its significance, but who are somewhat baffled about where to begin. Our book offers a short overview and suggests why her key writings remain significant today.</p>
<p> Preface<br> Acknowledgements</p>
<p> <strong>Introduction</strong></p>
<p> <strong>Chapter 1.</strong> A Biographical Sketch<br> <strong>Chapter 2</strong>. Purity and Danger<br> <strong>Chapter 3</strong>. Four Sides to Every Question<br> <strong>Chapter 4.</strong> Risks and Solidarities<br> <strong>Chapter 5. </strong>Institutions and Thought Styles<br> <strong>Chapter 6.</strong> Ritual and Categories<br> <strong>Chapter 7. </strong>Gifts, Goods, and Economic Development<br> <strong>Chapter 8.</strong> Strife</p>
<p> <strong>Conclusion</strong></p>
<p> <strong>Appendix</strong></p>
<p> References<br> Index</p>
<p> <strong>Introduction</strong></p>
<p> <strong>Chapter 1.</strong> A Biographical Sketch<br> <strong>Chapter 2</strong>. Purity and Danger<br> <strong>Chapter 3</strong>. Four Sides to Every Question<br> <strong>Chapter 4.</strong> Risks and Solidarities<br> <strong>Chapter 5. </strong>Institutions and Thought Styles<br> <strong>Chapter 6.</strong> Ritual and Categories<br> <strong>Chapter 7. </strong>Gifts, Goods, and Economic Development<br> <strong>Chapter 8.</strong> Strife</p>
<p> <strong>Conclusion</strong></p>
<p> <strong>Appendix</strong></p>
<p> References<br> Index</p>
<p> <strong>Paul Richards</strong> held chairs in Anthropology at University College London and at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Currently, he is a member of the School of Environmental Sciences at Njala University Sierra Leone, where he directs research on climate change, food security and health. His publications include <em>Ebola: How a People's Science Helped End an Epidemic</em> (Zed Books, 2016).</p>
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