The anthropology of extinction : essays on culture and species death /

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We live in an era marked by an accelerating rate of species death, but since the early days of the discipline, anthropology has contemplated the death of languages, cultural groups, and ways of life. The essays in this collection examine processes of-and our understanding of-extinction across variou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sodikoff, Genese Marie, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, Ã2012.
Temas:
Culture > Philosophy.
Anthropology > Philosophy.
Extinction (Biology)
Extinction (Psychology)
Anthropological linguistics.
Extinction, Biological
Extinction, Psychological
Anthropologie > Philosophie.
Extinction (Biologie)
Extinction (Psychologie)
Ethnolinguistique.
anthropological linguistics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Anthropological linguistics
Anthropology > Philosophy
Culture > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We live in an era marked by an accelerating rate of species death, but since the early days of the discipline, anthropology has contemplated the death of languages, cultural groups, and ways of life. The essays in this collection examine processes of-and our understanding of-extinction across various domains. The contributors argue that extinction events can be catalysts for new cultural, social, environmental, and technological developments-that extinction processes can, paradoxically, be productive as well as destructive. The essays consider a number of widely publicized cases: island specie.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0253005450
9780253005458
9786613528193
6613528196

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