British Subjects

An Anthropology of Britain
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-85973-551-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

The anthropology of Britain is hotly debated. What does it mean to live in Britain and to be 'British', and is an anthropology of Britain even a legitimate undertaking? British Subjects presents a forthright voice in this debate. Key anthropological concerns such as community, rationality, aesthetics, the body, power, work and leisure, nationalism and transnationalism are found reflected in the lives of a wide range of British 'subjects'--from farmers to dancers, children to retired miners, new-agers to entrepreneurs. In disputing traditional claims that anthropology 'at home' and 'of one's own' is misconceived, unnecessary or unperceptive, this book clearly establishes that an anthropology of Britain can set excellent standards of subtle ethnography and complex analysis. Providing a nuanced appreciation of the intricacies of British society, this book shows how the anthropological study of Britain can offer an enlightening paradigm for the study of individual lives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rapport, Nigel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction- ‘Best of British!’: An Introduction to the Anthropology of Britain, Part II: Nationalism, Contestation and the Performance of Tradition Part III: Strategies of Modernity: Heritage, Leisure, Dissociation Part IV: The Appropriation of Discourse Part V: Methodologies and Ethnomethodologies Part VI: The Making (and Unmaking) of Community: Ethnicity, Religiosity, Locality Part VII: Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Nigel Rapport Professor of Anthropological and Philosophical Studies,University of St. Andrews