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Drummond A. H. |
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Heading for the scene of the crash : the cultural analysis of America / / Lee Drummond |
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New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2018 |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
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Collana |
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Loose Can(n)ons ; ; Volume 3 |
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Ethnology - United States |
United States Civilization 1970- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Figure -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Jonestown: An Ethnographic Essay -- Chapter 2. News Flash! Cultural Anthropology Solves Abortion Issue! Story at Eleven! (Being a Cultural Analysis of Sigourney Weaver’s Aliens Quartet) -- Chapter 3. Lance Armstrong: The Reality Show -- Chapter 4. Shit Happens: An Immoralist’s Take on 9/11 in Terms of Self-Organized Criticality -- Bibliography -- Index |
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American anthropologists have long advocated cultural anthropology as a tool for cultural critique, yet seldom has that approach been employed in discussions of major events and cultural productions that impact the lives of tens of millions of Americans. This collection of essays aims to refashion cultural analysis into a hard-edged tool for the study of American society and culture, addressing topics including the 9/11 terrorist attacks, abortion, sports doping, and the Jonestown massacre-suicides. Grounded in the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche, the essays advance an inquiry into the nature of culture in American society. |
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