Beyond the body proper: reading the anthropology of material life

Over the decades, scholars in both the social sciences and humanities have moved beyond the idea that there is a 'body proper': a singular, discrete biological organism with an individual psyche. This text includes sections conceptually organised around themes such as everyday life, sex an...

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Other Authors: Lock, Margaret M. 1936- (Editor), Farquhar, Judith 1946- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham [u.a.] Duke University Press 2007
Series:Body, commodity, text
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Over the decades, scholars in both the social sciences and humanities have moved beyond the idea that there is a 'body proper': a singular, discrete biological organism with an individual psyche. This text includes sections conceptually organised around themes such as everyday life, sex and gender, and science.
Physical Description:688 Seiten
ISBN:9780822338451
9780822338307