{"product_id":"a-companion-to-psychological-anthropology-modernity-and-psychocultural-change-paperback","title":"A Companion to Psychological Anthropology: Modernity and Psychocultural Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConerly Carole Casey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert B. Edgerton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together original essays by leading scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an in-depth exploration of the concepts and topics that have emerged through contemporary ethnographic work and the processes of global change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey issues range from studies of consciousness and time, emotion, cognition, dreaming, and memory, to the lingering effects of racism and ethnocentrism, violence, identity and subjectivity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late twentieth century witnessed a rapid acceleration of globalizing processes, resulting in dramatic changes to the ways in which individuals experience emerging or dissolving cultural communities. It is therefore a critical time to highlight the work of psychocultural anthropology with its focus on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations at all levels and across cultures. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Psychological Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking volume that brings together leading scholars for a first definitive overview of contemporary ethnographic work and the processes of global change. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for teachers and students, as well as scholars, policy makers, and social service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConerly Casey\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the anthropology and psychology programs at the American University of Kuwait. Based on research with Muslim Hausa youths in northern Nigeria, she has published several articles and book chapters about the politics of identity and citizenship, media and mediated emotion, and violence, including 'Suffering and the Identification of Enemies in Northern Nigeria' in \u003ci\u003ePoLAR\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and 'Mediated Hostility: Media, \"Affective Citizenships\" and Genocide in Northern Nigeria' in \u003ci\u003eGenocide, Truth and Representation: Anthropological Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), co-edited by Alexander Laban Hinton and Kevin O'Neill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert B. Edgerton\u003c\/b\u003e is a University Scholar and Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a past president of the Society for Psychological Anthropology and has published a number of books in the field, including \u003ci\u003eRules, Exceptions, and Social Order\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eSick Societies\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), and \u003ci\u003eWarrior Women\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.56 x 6.73 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119604306055,"sku":"9781405162555","price":106.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-companion-to-psychological-anthropology-modernity-and-psychocultural-change-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}