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Self consciousness : an alternative anthropology of identity /
Traditionally the self and the individual have been treated as micro-versions of larger social entities by the social sciences in general, and by anthropology in particular. In Self Consciousness, Cohen examines this treatment of the self, arguing that this practice has resulted in the misunderstand...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1994.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Traditionally the self and the individual have been treated as micro-versions of larger social entities by the social sciences in general, and by anthropology in particular. In Self Consciousness, Cohen examines this treatment of the self, arguing that this practice has resulted in the misunderstanding of social aggregates precisely because the individual has been ignored as a constituent element. By acknowledging the individual's self awareness as author of their own social conduct and of the social forms in which they participate, this informs social and cultural processes rather th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 217 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203418987 0203418980 9780415083232 0415083230 9780415083249 0415083249 1134889321 9781134889327 1280321326 9781280321320 |