{"product_id":"culture-and-well-being-anthropological-approaches-to-freedom-and-political-ethics-9780745326801","title":"Culture and Well-Being: Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Political Ethics","description":"The concept of well-being has emerged as a key category of social and political thought, especially in the fields of moral and political philosophy, development studies, and economics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book takes a critical look at the notion of well-being by examining what well-being means, or could mean, to people living in a number of different regions including Sudan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, India, Sierra Leone, and the UK. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors take issue with some of the assumptions behind Western concepts of well-being. They explore what characterizes a \"good life\" and how this idea has been affected by globalization and neoliberalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book makes a major contribution to social theory by presenting new analytical models that make sense of the changing shapes of people's life and ethical values. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alberto Corsin Jimenez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.65h x 5.80w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745326801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlberto Corsin Jimenez is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44456483618931,"sku":"9780745326801","price":86.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_75c2a59e-3949-44b7-bcfb-ea73bb98e03c.jpg?v=1773751433","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/culture-and-well-being-anthropological-approaches-to-freedom-and-political-ethics-9780745326801","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}