Lived Temporalities : Exploring Duration in Guatemala. Empirical and Theoretical Studies /

In contemporary global capitalist culture, time-consciousness becomes more important than self-consciousness. In the realm of lived time, the identity of the self opens up to an encounter with otherness. Insights into the ways in which this dynamic unfolds enable one to affirm human temporalities in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mahler, Julia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript Verlag, [2007]
Edición:1. Aufl.
Colección:Cultural studies ; 26.
Temas:
Culture and globalization > Guatemala.
Time perception > Guatemala.
Culture et mondialisation > Guatemala.
Perception du temps > Guatemala.
Culture and globalization.
Time perception.
Guatemala.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface: Inhabiting the Event
  • Abstract
  • 1. Lived Temporalities in Guatemala
  • 2. 'Poco a Poco': Passive Time and the Traditional Home
  • 3. 'Todo Sirve': The Passive Self and the Guatemalan Market
  • 4. 'Mañana': Becoming-Active and the Unpleasant
  • 5. 'Gracias a Dios': The Event and Guatemalan Buses
  • 6. Research Findings: Lived Temporalities and the Recognition of the Actual Other
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix
  • Backmatter.

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