Padraig Belton

Broschiertes Buch

An Analysis of Mary Douglas's Purity and Danger

An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo

Beschreibung

One of the most widely read books in the social sciences, Purity and Danger established Mary Douglas as one of the twentieth century's leading social scientists. She delves in great detail into existing arguments that portray traditional societies as â evolvingâ from â savageâ beliefs and explains why she believes those arguments are wrong.

Autor

Pádraig Belton undertook his doctoral research in politics and international relations at the University of Oxford. A prolific financia, business and political journalist, his work has appeared in publications including the Irish Times, the Guardian, Telegraph, Independent, the Irish Independent, the Atlantic, the New Statesman, Prospect, the Times Literary Supplement, and Foreign Policy.

Produktdetails

• The Macat Library
• Verlag: Macat International Limited
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 148g
• ISBN-13: 9781912284634
• ISBN-10: 1912284634
• Artikelnr.: 51001690