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Titolo |
Pursuits of happiness [[electronic resource] ] : well-being in anthropological perspective / / edited by Gordon Mathews and Carolina Izquierdo |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Berghahn Books, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-62740-6 |
9786612627408 |
1-84545-877-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MathewsGordon |
IzquierdoCarolina |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Quality of life |
Well-being |
Happiness |
Anthropology - Philosophy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Why anthropology can ill afford to ignore well-being / Neil Thin -- Is a measure of cultural well-being possible or desirable? / Benjamin Nick Colby -- Well-being among the Matsigenka of the Peruvian Amazon : health, missions, oil, and "progress" / Carolina Izquierdo -- Embodied selves and social selves : aboriginal well-being in rural New South Wales, Australia / Daniela Heil -- The shifting landscape of Cree well-being / Naomi Adelson -- Well-being : lessons from India / Steve DerneĢ -- Well-being, cultural pathology, and personal rejuvenation in a Chinese city, 1981-2005 / William Jankowiak -- Finding and keeping a purpose in life : well-being and Ikigai in Japan and elsewhere / Gordon Mathews -- Pleasure experienced : well-being and the Japanese bath / Scott Clark -- Selfscapes of well-being in a rural Indonesian village / Douglas Hollan -- Well-being and sustainability of daily routines : families with children with disabilities in the United States / Thomas S. Weisner. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Anthropology has long shied away from examining how human beings |
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may lead happy and fulfilling lives. This book, however, shows that the ethnographic examination of well-being-defined as "the optimal state for an individual, a community, and a society"-and the comparison of well-being within and across societies is a new and important area for anthropological inquiry. Distinctly different in different places, but also reflecting our common humanity, well-being is intimately linked to the idea of happiness and its pursuits. Noted anthropological researchers have come together in this volume to |
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