Culture and Dignity

Dialogues Between the Middle East and the West

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Laura Nader

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In Culture and Dignity - Dialogues between the Middle East and the West, renowned cultural anthropologist Laura Nader examines the historical and ethnographic roots of the complex relationship between the East and the West, revealing how cultural differences can lead to violence or a more peaceful co-existence. Outlines an anthropology for the 21st century that focuses on the myriad connections between peoples—especially the critical intercultural dialogues between the cultures of the East and the West Takes an historical and ethnographic approach to studying the intermingling of Arab peoples and the West. Demonstrates how cultural exchange between the East and West is a two-way process Presents an anthropological perspective on issues such as religious fundamentalism, the lives of women and children, notions of violence and order

Author Biography:

Laura Nader is Professor of Anthropology at the Universityof California at Berkeley. An influential voice in contemporaryanthropology, Laura Nader s books include Naked Science:Anthropological Inquiry into Boundaries, Power and Knowledge(1996), The Life of the Law (2002), and, with Ugo Mattei, Plunder When the Rule of Law is Illegal (2008).

Release date NZ

October 26th, 2012

Author

Laura Nader

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Pages

264

Dimensions

160x237x18

ISBN-13

9781118319000

Product ID

19854186

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