Ethnographies of moral reasoning : living paradoxes of a global age / edited by Karen Sykes.
Other author/creator | Sykes, Karen Margaret, 1960- |
Format | Book and Print |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. |
Description | x, 206 pages ; 22 cm |
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Contents | Residence : moral reason in a common place : paradoxes of a global age / Karen Sykes -- Privatization : jokes, scandal, and absurdity in a time of rapid change / Catherine Alexander -- Charity : conversations about need and greed / Soumhya Venkatesan -- Custom : the limits of reciprocity in village resettlement / Keir Martin -- Corruption : insights into combating corruption in rural development / Alpa Shah -- Fakes : frauds, value-anxiety, and the politics of sincerity / Susanne Brandtstädter -- Sacra : rumors about the moral force of ritual objects as public art / Karen Sykes -- After words : from ethos to pathos / C.A. Gregory. |
General note | "This collection of essays is the product of a series of workshops over a long period where the organizing themes were debated and modified and drafts of the articles discussed and revised"--P. [189]. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 2008019906 |
ISBN | 0230609813 (alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780230609815 (alk. paper) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | BJ52 .E76 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |