Creating Context in Andean Cultures (Paperback)

A major concern in current anthropological thinking is that the method of recording or translating into writing a society's cultural expressions--dance, rituals, pottery, the social use of space, et al--cannot help but fundamentally alter the meaning of the living words and deeds of the culture in question. Consequently, recent researchers have developed more dialogic methods for collecting, interpreting, and presenting data. These new techniques have yielded much success for anthropologists working in Latin America, especially in their efforts to understand how economically, politically, and socially subordinated groups use culture and language to resist the dominant national culture and to assert a distinct historical identity. This collection addresses these issues of "texts" and textuality as it explores various Latin American languages and cultures.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics, 6
Release date:	June 1997
First published:	December 1997
Editors:	Rosaleen Howard-Malverde (Lecturer in Latin American Linguistics, Institute of Latin American Studies)
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-510914-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-510914-7
Barcode:	9780195109146

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