The Lele of the Kasai / / Mary Douglas
| The Lele of the Kasai / / Mary Douglas |
| Autore | Douglas Mary |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 572 |
| Collana | Collected works / Mary Douglas |
| Soggetto topico | Lele (Congolese (Democratic Republic) people) |
| ISBN |
1-136-48899-5
1-315-01580-3 0-415-60672-1 1-136-48892-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; THE LELE OF THE KASAI; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; I THE LELE ON THE MAP; II THE PRODUCTIVE SIDE OF THE ECONOMY; III DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH; IV THE VILLAGE: OFFICES AND AGE-SETS; V CLANS; VI MARRIAGE: I. THE PRIVATE WIFE AND PRIVATE FAMILY; VII MARRIAGE: II. THE COMMUNAL VILLAGE-WIFE AND COMMUNAL FAMILY; VIII BLOOD DEBTS; IX THE VILLAGE: AS CREDITOR AND DEBTOR; X THE ROLE OF THE ARISTOCRATIC CLAN IN RELATIONS BETWEEN VILLAGES; XI RELIGIOUS SANCTIONS ON VILLAGE UNITY AND THE ORGANIZATION OF VILLAGE CULTS; XII SORCERY; XIII CONTROL OF SORCERY; XIV EUROPEAN IMPACT ON LELE SOCIETY
APPENDIX A: Documentation of South HombaAPPENDIX B: BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779890603321 |
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| Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
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Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers
| Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
| Autore | Douglas Mary |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WildavskyAaron B
DouglasMary |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment Teknologi Risikoledelse Miljøet |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
climate change conservation crime cultural theory of risk danger economy environmentalism fear foreign affairs foreign policy global warming government policy hazard law and order media nonfiction personal politics personal protection political beliefs politics pollution risk management risk perception sense of danger social dangers social issues social organization society sociology technology worldview |
| ISBN |
1-282-35523-6
9786612355233 0-520-90739-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? -- I. Risks are Hidden -- II. Risks are Selected -- III. Scientists Disagree -- IV. Assessment is Biased -- V. The Center is Complacent -- VI. The Border is Alarmed -- VII. The Border Fears For Nature -- VIII. America Is A Border Country -- IX. The Dialogue is Political -- Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778083903321 |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
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