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Culture and Well-Being: Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Political Ethics

Culture and Well-Being: Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Political Ethics

Jimenez, Alberto Corsin

Hardcover

Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society

AnthropologySocial Movements

ISBN10: 0745326803
ISBN13: 9780745326801
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Published: Feb 1 2008
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.76 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.65
Language: English
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. This 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. The contributors take issue with some of the assumptions behind Western concepts of well-being. They explore what characterises a 'good life' and how this idea has been affected by globalisation and neoliberalism. The 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.

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