Culture and Well-Being: Anthropological Approaches to Freedom and Political Ethics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780745326801)

The concept of well-being has emerged as a key category of social and political thought, especially in the fields of moral and political philosophy, development studies and economics. This book takes a critical look at the notion of well-being by examining what well-being means, or could mean, to people living in a number of different regions including Sudan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, India, Sierra Leone and the UK. The contributors take issue with some of the assumptions behind Western concepts of well-being. They explore what characterises a 'good life' and how this idea has been affected by globalisation and neoliberalism. The book makes a major contribution to social theory by presenting new analytical models that make sense of the changing shapes of people's life and ethical values.

Author: Alberto Corsin Jimenez
ISBN-10: 0745326803
ISBN-13: 9780745326801
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2008
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.65h x 5.80w x 0.76d