In anthropology, a field that moves quickly from one cutting-edge to another, there are few books that are as important for their historical value as their contemporary relevance; The Invention of Culture by Roy Wagner is one. Wagner s profound meditations on the dialectic between the individual and the social world bring to the fore questions of invention and convention, innovation and control, meaning and context. Throughout, Wagner s insistence on the importance of creativity results in a theory that places people-as ...
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In anthropology, a field that moves quickly from one cutting-edge to another, there are few books that are as important for their historical value as their contemporary relevance; The Invention of Culture by Roy Wagner is one. Wagner s profound meditations on the dialectic between the individual and the social world bring to the fore questions of invention and convention, innovation and control, meaning and context. Throughout, Wagner s insistence on the importance of creativity results in a theory that places people-as-inventors at the heart of the symbolization processes that produce what we call culture. In an elegant twist, Wagner shows how these processes have produced the discipline of anthropology itself. This is a classic text (with a new foreword by the brilliant Tim Ingold) that deserves to be recognized as such."
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9780226869346.
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