Collection of anthropological essays on contemporary material culture; introductory essay by Myers discusses exchange theory - Weiner's critique via the concept of the inaliable object, value and meaning, gift and commodity opposition; consumption, production and alienation, obj…
As the millennium approaches, public commentators, intellectuals and politicians alike have joined in denouncing the demise of tradition. This work reflects on the new relations between authority (without) and identity (within), in an era of radical uncertainty.
As the millennium approaches, public commentators, intellectuals and politicians alike have joined in denouncing the demise of tradition. This work reflects on the new relations between authority (without) and identity (within), in an era of radical uncertainty.
This book dissiminates a selected collection of research texts from the Congress 'Hybrid Identities', held in 2011 in the Institute for Research into Identities and Society (University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain). Outstanding researchers from Social and Humanities fields adapte…
This book dissiminates a selected collection of research texts from the Congress Hybrid Identities, held in 2011 in the Institute for Research into Identities and Society (University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain). Outstanding researchers from Social and Humanities fields adapted …
"La question identitaire se situe au coeur des interrogations sur les sociétés contemporaines. Quel rôle l'espace joue-t-il dans l'articulation des processus identitaires et à quels échelons territoriaux ? Comment les mutations du monde contemporain influent-elles sur le rapport…
