Culture and Well-Being (eBook, PDF)

Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Political Ethics
Redaktion: Jimenez, Alberto Corsin

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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 idea has been affected by globalisation and neoliberalism. The book makes a major contribution to social theory by presenting new analytical models that make sense of the changing shapes of people's life and ethical values.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pluto Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849643689
• Artikelnr.: 38449531

Autorenporträt

Alberto Corsin Jimenez is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester.