Liminality and the Modern
Living Through the In-Between
$106.52
- Paperback
262 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2018
Summary
This book provides the history and genealogy of an increasingly important subject: liminality. Coming to the fore in recent years in social and political theory and extending beyond is original use as developed within anthropology, liminality has come to denote spaces and moments in which the taken-for-granted order of the world ceases to exist and novel forms emerge, often in unpredictable ways. Liminality and the Modern offers a comprehensive introduction to this concept, discus…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138610941 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1138610941 |
| Author: | Bjørn Thomassen |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 262 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 157mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
‘A thorough and penetrating, yet accessible and enjoyable treatment of an emerging master concept for the social sciences. Its challenge to the ruling canon in social theory makes it a must for anthropologists, sociologists and political philosophers, but also relevant for and most useful in history and comparative literature, and science, religion and cultural studies.’ - Arpad Szakolczai, University College, Cork, Ireland
‘It is always a challenge to introduce a volte‐face within one’s own discipline, but Thomassen does this with finesse and his book is lively, inviting, well crafted, and accessible to experienced anthropologists and students alike … His book vividly guides anthropologists through some truly exhilarating reflections on what their discipline offers wider social theory today.’ – Katherine Swancutt, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Bjørn Thomassen
Bjørn Thomassen is Associate Professor in the Department of Society and Globalisation at Roskilde University, Denmark.
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