A Moment's Notice: Time Politics Across Culture

by Carol J. Greenhouse

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Focusing on the problem of time--the paradox of time's apparent universality and cultural relativity--Carol J. Greenhouse develops an original ethnographic account of our present moment, the much-heralded postmodern condition, which is at the same time a reflexive analysis of ethnography itself. She argues that time is about agency and accountability, and that representations of time are used by institutions of law, politics, and scholarship to...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801482283

ISBN13:9780801482281

Release Date:June 1996

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:334 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Cultural History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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