Reordering the Natural World - Humans and Animals in the City

Sabloff argues that the everyday practices of contemporary capitalist society reinforce our alienation from the rest of nature and reflects on how anthropology has contributed to the prevailing Western perception of a divide between nature and culture.

Info autore

Annabelle Sabloff is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Social Anthropology at York University.

Riassunto

Sabloff argues that the everyday practices of contemporary capitalist society reinforce our alienation from the rest of nature and reflects on how anthropology has contributed to the prevailing Western perception of a divide between nature and culture.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Annabelle Sabloff
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.02.2001
• EAN: 9780802083616
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-8361-6
• Pagine: 277
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 640 g
• Illustrazioni: 10 b&w illustrations
• Serie: Heritage; HERITAGE
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro