The Anthropology of Friendship

Herausgeber: Bell, Sandra; Coleman, Simon

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Friendship is usually seen as a vital part of most people's lives in the West. From our friends, we hope to derive emotional support, advice and material help in times of need. In this pioneering book, basic assumptions about friendship are examined from a cross-cultural point of view.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781859733103
• ISBN-10: 1859733107
• Artikelnr.: 21435777

Autorenporträt

Sandra Bell University of Durham Simon Coleman University of Durham

Inhaltsangabe

The Anthropology of Friendship: Enduring Themes and Future
Possibilities
People Who Can Be Friends: Selves and Social Relationships
Friendship : The Hazards of an Ideal Relationship
The Importance of Friendship in the Absence of States
According to the Icelandic Sagas
Building Affinity through Friendship
The 'Bones' of Friendship: Playing Dominoes with Arthur of an Evening in the Eagle Pub
Expressions of Interest: Friendship and guanxi in Chinese Societies
Friendship
Kinship and the Life Course in Rural Auvergne
Friends and Networks as Survival Strategies in North-East Europe
Localized Kin and Globalized Friends: Religious Modernity and the 'Educated Self' in East Africa