Culture and well-being : anthropological approaches to freedom and political ethics /
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| Imprint: | London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2008. |
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| Description: | vii, 207 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Anthropology, culture, and society Anthropology, culture, and society. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6825555 |
| Summary: | The concept of well-being has emerged as a key category of social and political thought, especially in the fields of moral and political philosophy, development studies, and economics.<br> <br> <br> <br> This book takes a critical look at the notion of well-being by examining what well-being means, or could mean, to people living in a number of different regions including Sudan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, India, Sierra Leone, and the UK.<br> <br> <br> <br> The contributors take issue with some of the assumptions behind Western concepts of well-being. They explore what characterizes a "good life" and how this idea has been affected by globalization and neoliberalism.<br> <br> <br> <br> The book makes a major contribution to social theory by presenting new analytical models that make sense of the changing shapes of people's life and ethical values.<br> <br> |
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| Item Description: | Papers originally presented at a conference held at the University of Manchester in Sept. 2004. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 207 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780745326801 0745326803 074532679X 9780745326795 |
