Nature and Society by Philippe Descola
The contributors to this book focus on the relationship between nature and society from a variety of theoretical and ethnographic perspectives. Their work draws upon recent developments in social theory, biology, ethnobiology, epistemology, sociology of science, and a wide array of ethnographic case studies -- from Amazonia, the Solomon Islands, Malaysia, the Mollucan Islands, rural comunities from Japan and north-west Europe, urban Greece, and laboratories of molecular biology and high-energy physics. The discussion is divided into three parts, emphasising the problems posed by the nature-culture dualism, some misguided attempts to respond to these problems, and potential avenues out of the current dilemmas of ecological discourse.
Philippe Descola, Gisli Palsson
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415132169 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415132169 |
| Title | Nature and Society |
| Author | Philippe Descola |
| Series | European Association Of Social Anthropologists |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1996-07-25 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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