Contrary to the negative assessments of the social order that have
become prevalent in the media since 9/11, this wide-ranging
collection of essays, mostly by social anthropologists, focuses
instead on the enormous social creativity being invested as
collective identities are reconfigured. Using fieldwork findings
drawn from Africa, Asia, and Europe, special emphasis is placed on
the reformulation of ethnic and gender relationships and identities
in the cultural, social, political, and religious realms of public
life. Under what circumstances does trust arise, paving the way for
friendship, collegiality, knowledge creation, national unity, or
emergence of leadership? How is social life constructed as a
collective endeavour? Does the means towards sociability become its
end? And what can be said about the agency and collegiality of
women? The inspiration for examining these conundrums is the work
and persona of Shirley Ardener, to whom the volume is dedicated.
Contributors: Jonathan Benthall, Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Gina Buijs,
Sandra Burman, Hilary Callan, Gaynor Cohen, Janette Davies, Tamara
Dragadze, Ronnie Frankenberg, Peter Geschiere, Kirsten Hastrup,
Paula Heinonen, Maria Jaschok, Grazyna Kubica, Rhian Loudon, Sharon
Macdonald, Zdzislaw Mach, Fiona Moore, Judith Okely, Lidia D.
Sciama, Shui Jingjun, Cecillie Swaisland, Jacqueline Waldren,
Jonathan Webber.
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