Broschiertes Buch

Psychological Anthropology

A Reader on Self in Culture

Herausgeber: Levine, Robert A.

Beschreibung

Psychological Anthropology: A Reader in Self inCulture presents a selection of readings from recent andclassical literature with a rich diversity of insights into theindividual and society.

Autor

Robert A. LeVine is Roy E. Larsen Professor of Education and Human Development, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He is author or editor of numerous books and articles, including most recently, Anthropology and Child Development (Blackwell, 2008, with Rebecca New), and is the recipient of both the Career Contribution Award from the Society for Psychological Anthropology and the Distinguished Contributions Award from the American Educational Research Association.

Produktdetails

• Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9781405105767
• ISBN-10: 1405105763
• Artikelnr.: 31698732

Rezensionen

"Vividly picture, frame, and imagine an exploratory vivisection ofan entire human brain by 18 or so individuals from differentspecializations, research areas, and training levels doing talkingpoints as each cuts, cleans, rinses, exposes, or excises the aboveat will into 23 overlapping chunks. If you can mentally formulatethis image and want to know more, then PsychologicalAnthropology: A Reader on Self in Culture is a book for you."(PsycCritiques, December 2010)

"The best introduction currently available for the study ofpsychological experience and cultural contexts around the world,prepared by the leading psychological anthropologist in the fieldtoday."
--Thomas S. Weisner, University of California, LosAngeles