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Questions of anthropology / edited by Rita Astuti, Jonathan Parry and Charles Stafford.
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- Book
- Series:
- Monographs on social anthropology ; v. 76.
- London School of Economics monographs on social anthropology ; v. 76
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anthropology--Philosophy.
- Anthropology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 372 pages : genealogical table ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, UK ; New York : Berg, 2007.
- Contents:
- What does it mean to be alone? / Catherine Allerton
- How do we know who we are? / Janet Carsten
- What is going to happen next? / Charles Stafford
- Why, exactly, is the world as it is? / Eva Keller
- How does ritual matter? / Fenella Cannell
- What makes people work? / Olivia Harris
- What kind of sex makes people happy? / Laura Rival
- How do women give birth? / Michael Lambek
- What happens after death? / Rita Astuti
- How does genocide happen? / Michael Stewart
- Why are some people powerful? / Luke Freeman
- How do we know what is true? / Christina Toren
- Afterword: Questions of ("Zafimaniry") anthropology / Jonathan Parry.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1845207491
- 9781845207496
- 1845207483
- 9781845207489
- OCLC:
- 122309140
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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