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Thinking from Elsewhere eBook Series

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  • Imagistic Care

    Growing Old in a Precarious World

    by Cheryl Mattingly, Lone Grøn, Robert Desjarlais, Rasmus Dyring, Harmandeep Kaur Gill, Maria Louw, Lotte Meinert, Maria Speyer0, Helle Sofie Wentzer1, Susan Reynolds Whyte2 ...
    Series series Thinking from Elsewhere
    Imagistic Care explores ethnographically how images function in our concepts, our writing, our fieldwork, and our lives. With contributions from anthropologists, philosophers and an artist, the volume asks: How can imagistic inquiries help us understand the complex entanglements of self and other, dependence and independency, frailty and charisma, notions of good and bad aging, and norms and ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

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  • Sociolinguistics

    The Study of Speakers' Choices

    by Florian Coulmas ...
    Why do we speak the way we do? What are the social factors that influence our choices of expression? This best-selling introduction to the study of language and society encourages students to think about these fundamental questions, asking how and why we select from the vast range of different words, accents, varieties and languages available to us. In this new and updated edition, students are ... Read more

    $49.19 USD

  • Living Language

    An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

    by Laura M. Ahearn ...
    Series Book 7 - Primers in Anthropology
    Accessible and clearly written, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology introduces readers to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology.A highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the worldCombines classic studies on language and ... Read more

    $46.75 USD

  • Thinking through the Body

    Essays in Somaesthetics

    by Richard Shusterman ...
    This book provides a richly rewarding vision of the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of somaesthetics. Composed of fourteen wide-ranging but finely integrated essays by Richard Shusterman, the originator of the field, Thinking through the Body explains the philosophical foundations of somaesthetics and applies its insights to central issues in ethics, education, cultural politics, consciousness ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Living Language

    An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

    by Laura M. Ahearn ...
    Series series Primers in Anthropology
    A new, fully revised edition of this bestselling textbook in linguistic anthropology, updated to address the impacts of globalization, pandemics, and other contemporary socio-economic issues in the study of languageLiving Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology has introduced thousands of students to the engaging and compelling field of linguistic anthropology. Now in a new, fully ... Read more

    $41.00 USD

  • Culture and Communication

    An Introduction

    by James M. Wilce ...
    James M. Wilce's new textbook introduces students to the study of language as a tool in anthropology. Solidly positioned in linguistic anthropology, it is the first textbook to combine clear explanations of language and linguistic structure with current anthropological theory. It features a range of study aids, including chapter summaries, learning objectives, figures, exercises, key terms and ... Read more

    $40.19 USD

  • The Handbook of Bilingualism and Multilingualism

    Edited by Tej K. Bhatia, William C. Ritchie ...
    Series series Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics
    **Honored as a 2013 Choice Outstanding Academic Title**Comprising state-of-the-art research, this substantially expanded and revised Handbook discusses the latest global and interdisciplinary issues across bilingualism and multilingualism.Includes the addition of ten new authors to the contributor team, and coverage of seven new topics ranging from global media to heritage language ... Read more

    $54.00 USD

  • Translating Happiness

    A Cross-Cultural Lexicon of Well-Being

    by Tim Lomas ...
    How embracing untranslatable terms for well-being—from the Finnish sisu to the Yiddish mensch—can enrich our emotional understanding and experience.Western psychology is rooted in the philosophies and epistemologies of Western culture. But what of concepts and insights from outside this frame of reference? Certain terms not easily translatable into English—for example, nirvāṇa (from Sanskrit), or ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Philosophy and the Study of Religions

    A Manifesto

    by Kevin Schilbrack ...
    Series series Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
    Philosophy and the Study of Religions: A Manifesto advocates a radical transformation of the discipline from its current, narrow focus on questions of God, to a fully global form of critical reflection on religions in all their variety and dimensions.Opens the discipline of philosophy of religion to the religious diversity that characterizes the world todayBuilds bridges between philosophy of ... Read more

    $89.00 USD

  • Discovering Sociolinguistics

    From Theory to Practice

    by Dick Smakman ...
    This engagingly written textbook provides a unique 'hands-on' introduction to sociolinguistics, which equips readers with the tools to start their own sociolinguistic research project. The book begins by outlining the historical, theoretical and cultural space in which language use occurs, before delving into the key topics and concepts of today's field. It examines the choices speakers make in ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Emotions in the Field

    The Psychology and Anthropology of Fieldwork Experience

    Edited by James Davies, Dimitrina Spencer ...
    As emotion is often linked with irrationality, it's no surprise researchers tend to underreport the emotions they experience in the field. However, denying emotion altogether doesn't necessarily lead to better research. Methods cannot function independently from the personalities wielding them, and it's time we questioned the tendency to underplay the scientific, personal, and political ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • The Touch of the Present

    Educational Encounters, Aesthetics, and the Politics of the Senses

    by Sharon Todd ...
    Series series SUNY series, Transforming Subjects: Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Studies in Education
    Explores the importance of the body and the senses in educational encounters, drawing out the aesthetic and political dimensions of educational practices.How are educational encounters understood, experienced, and lived? How are they conceptualized? How do they shape our being in and of the world? In this time of apparent distance and disconnect, this volume emphasizes the role of contact and ... Read more

    $33.29 USD