{"product_id":"in-the-event-lotte-meinert-9781782388890","title":"In the Event: Toward an Anthropology of Generic Moments","description":"\u003cp\u003e Events are \"generative moments\" in at least three senses: events are created by and condense larger-scale social structures; as moments, they spark and give rise to new social processes; in themselves, events may also serve to analyze social situations and relationships. Based on ethnographic studies from around the world-varying from rituals and meetings over protests and conflicts to natural disasters and management-this volume analyzes generative moments through events that hold the key to understanding larger social situations. These events-including the Ashura ritual in Bahrain, social cleavages in South Africa, a Buddhist cave in Nepal, drought in Burkina Faso, an earthquake in Pakistan, the cartoon crisis in Denmark, corporate management at Bang \u0026amp; Olufsen, protest meetings in Europe, and flooding and urban citizenship in Mozambique-are not simply destructive disasters, crises, and conflicts, but also generative and constitutive of the social.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lotte Meinert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782388893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782388890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Lotte Meinert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077312934143,"sku":"9781782388890","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_736eacf0-54d8-4c20-9a40-47511fb0e174.jpg?v=1685469314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-event-lotte-meinert-9781782388890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}