David E Sutton

Memories Cast in Stone

The Relevance of the Past in Everyday Life

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Produktbeschreibung

While recent anthropological studies have focused on reconstructing disputed histories, this book examines the multiple ways in which the past is used by people as a critical resource for interpreting the meanings of a changing present.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 219mm x 139mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781859739433
• ISBN-10: 1859739431
• Artikelnr.: 21894724

Autorenporträt

David E. Sutton Assistant Professor of Anthropology,Southern Illinois University

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Kalymnos: The Barren Island
2. Kalymnian Constructions of Identity and Otherness
3. Debates on an Explosive Custom
4. Tales of Women Casting Stones
5. Memories of Matriarchy
6. Analogic Thinking as History
7. A Historical War: Local Conversations with Global Implication
8. History Revealed
Custom Concealed Heritage and as Inheritance
Conclusion
References Cited
Author Index
Subject Index