Ethnographies of moral reasoning : living paradoxes of a global age / edited by Karen Sykes.

Other author Sykes, Karen Margaret, 1960-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Descriptionx, 206 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Ethics--Congresses.
Ethnology--Congresses.
Practical reason--Congresses.

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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008019906
ISBN0230609813 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780230609815 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BJ52 .E76 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold