Anthropology and Social Theory: Culture, Power, and the Acting Subject
- ISBN-10
- 0822338645
- ISBN-13
- 9780822338642
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 188
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-11-30
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Author
- Sherry B. Ortner
Description
The award-winning anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner draws on her longstanding interest in theories of cultural practice to rethink key concepts of culture, agency, and subjectivity.
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