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The Good Life
Aspiration, Dignity, and the Anthropology of Wellbeing
Taschenbuch von Edward F Fischer
Sprache: Englisch

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What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common? Both groups use the market in pursuit of the "good life." But what exactly is the good life? How do we define wellbeing beyond material standards of living? While we all may want to live the good life, we differ widely on just what that entails.

In The Good Life, Edward Fischer examines wellbeing in very different cultural contexts to uncover shared notions of the good life and how best to achieve it. With fascinating on-the-ground narratives of Germans' choices regarding the purchase of eggs and cars, and Guatemalans' trade in coffee and cocaine, Fischer presents a richly layered understanding of how aspiration, opportunity, dignity, and purpose comprise the good life.

What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common? Both groups use the market in pursuit of the "good life." But what exactly is the good life? How do we define wellbeing beyond material standards of living? While we all may want to live the good life, we differ widely on just what that entails.

In The Good Life, Edward Fischer examines wellbeing in very different cultural contexts to uncover shared notions of the good life and how best to achieve it. With fascinating on-the-ground narratives of Germans' choices regarding the purchase of eggs and cars, and Guatemalans' trade in coffee and cocaine, Fischer presents a richly layered understanding of how aspiration, opportunity, dignity, and purpose comprise the good life.

Über den Autor
Edward F. Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. He is the author, with Peter Benson, of Broccoli and Desire: Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala (Stanford 2006). He is also the founder of Maní+, a social enterprise combating malnutrition.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 280
ISBN-13: 9780804792530
ISBN-10: 0804792534
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fischer, Edward F
Hersteller: Stanford University Press
Maße: 228 x 151 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Edward F Fischer
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2014
Gewicht: 0,402 kg
preigu-id: 105276024
Über den Autor
Edward F. Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. He is the author, with Peter Benson, of Broccoli and Desire: Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala (Stanford 2006). He is also the founder of Maní+, a social enterprise combating malnutrition.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 280
ISBN-13: 9780804792530
ISBN-10: 0804792534
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fischer, Edward F
Hersteller: Stanford University Press
Maße: 228 x 151 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Edward F Fischer
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2014
Gewicht: 0,402 kg
preigu-id: 105276024
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