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A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment
Contributor(s): Mascia-Lees, Frances E. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 1405189495     ISBN-13: 9781405189491
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE: $238.40  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Physical
LCCN: 2010049391
Series: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology (Numbered Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7" W x 9.8" L (2.55 lbs) 560 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
 
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A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment offers original essays that examine historical and contemporary approaches to conceptualizations of the body.

  • In this ground-breaking work on the body and embodiment, the latest scholarship from anthropology and related social science fields is presented, providing new insights on body politics and the experience of the body
  • Original chapters cover historical and contemporary approaches and highlight new research frameworks
  • Reflects the increasing importance of embodiment and its ethnographic contexts within anthropology
  • Highlights the increasing emphasis on examining the production of scientific, technological, and medical expertise in studying bodies and embodiment
 
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