The Way We are by Margaret Visser
From the author of "Much Depends on Dinner" and "The Rituals of Dinner" comes a collection of essays in which Visser, a self-described "anthropologist of everyday life", analyzes the patterns of modern living. She taps into our very modern fascination with our origins, eccentricities, and foibles: what constitutes an initiation rite in our society?; why are we so squeamish about eating offal?; what are we to make of the Easter Bunny (a male rodent that produces eggs)?; and what are the unsavoury implications of Santa Claus? Each one of a wide variety of ordinary objects and typical behavioural habits is made to yield up its evidence about our society, and how we developed in this way. Visser leaves us with a portrait of ourselves, and forces us to think about what exactly it means to be modern.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780670866809 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670866806 |
| Title | The Way We are |
| Author | Margaret Visser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1995-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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