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Living and dying in the contemporary world : a compendium / Veena Das and Clara Han, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]Description: xiv, 876 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780520278417 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306 LIV 23 013080
Summary: "This book comprises forty-four chapters by scholars whose ethnographic and historical work is conducted around the globe, including South Asia, East Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Bringing together the work of established scholars with the vibrant voices of younger scholars, Living and Dying in the Contemporary World will appeal to anthropologists, sociologists, health scientists, scholars of religion, and all who are curious about how to relate to the rapidly changing institutions and experiences in an ever more connected world"--Provided by publisher.
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 306 LIV 013080 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 12/02/2024 013080

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book comprises forty-four chapters by scholars whose ethnographic and historical work is conducted around the globe, including South Asia, East Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Bringing together the work of established scholars with the vibrant voices of younger scholars, Living and Dying in the Contemporary World will appeal to anthropologists, sociologists, health scientists, scholars of religion, and all who are curious about how to relate to the rapidly changing institutions and experiences in an ever more connected world"--Provided by publisher.

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