It is common to think of the Arctic as remote, perched at the
farthest reaches of the world--a simple and harmonious, isolated
utopia. But the reality, as Janne Flora shows us, is anything but.
In Wandering Spirits, Flora reveals how deeply connected the Arctic
is to the rest of the world and how it has been affected by the
social, political, economic, and environmental shifts that ushered
in the modern age. In this innovative study, Flora focuses on Inuit
communities in Greenland and addresses a central puzzle: their
alarmingly high suicide rate. She explores the deep connections
between loneliness and modernity in the Arctic, tracing the history
of Greenland and analyzing the social dynamics that shaped it.
Flora's thorough, sensitive engagement with the families that make
up these communities uncovers the complex interplay between
loneliness and a host of economic and environmental practices,
including the widespread local tradition of hunting. Wandering
Spirits offers a vivid portrait of a largely overlooked world, in
all its fragility and nuance, while engaging with core
anthropological concerns of kinship and the structure of social
relations.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2019 |
Authors: |
Janne Flora
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-61056-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-226-61056-X |
Barcode: |
9780226610566 |
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