Author: Mathews, Gordon
Brand: Berghahn Books
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 290
Release Date: 01-11-2009
Part Number: black & white illustrations
Details: Anthropology has long shied away from examining how human beings may lead happy and fulfilling lives. This book, however, shows that the ethnographic examination of well-beingโdefined as โthe optimal state for an individual, a community, and a societyโโand 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 examine well-being in a range of diverse ways and to investigate it in a range of settings: from the Peruvian Amazon, the Australian outback, and the Canadian north, to India, China, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States.
EAN: 9781845457082
Package Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.0 x 0.9 inches
Languages: English
