Broschiertes Buch

The Ways of Friendship

Anthropological Perspectives

Herausgeber: Desai, Amit; Killick, Evan

Beschreibung

Reassess the view that friendship is best understood within wider ideologies of kinship. Contributors engage in productive theoretical conversation with recent anthropological work on relatedness, personhood and individualism. Illustrates that the power of friendship in many cultures often lies precisely in its distinction from ways of making kinship, however the latter is understood locally.

Autor

Evan Killick is Nuffield Foundation New Career Development Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Sussex, specialising in the study of Lowland South American societies. Working with both indigenous and mixed-heritage peoples in Peru and Brazil his work considers issues of race, indigeneity, land rights and development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 329g
• ISBN-13: 9780857457929
• ISBN-10: 0857457926
• Artikelnr.: 36833247