Self Consciousness: An Alternative Anthropology of Identity

by Anthony P. Cohen

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Traditionally the self and the individual have been treated as micro-versions of larger social entities by the social sciences in general, and by anthropology in particular. In Self Consciousness, Cohen examines this treatment of the self, arguing that this practice has resulted in the misunderstanding of social aggregates precisely because the individual has been ignored as a constituent element. By acknowledging the individual's self awareness as...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415083249

ISBN13:9780415083249

Release Date:June 1994

Publisher:Routledge

Length:230 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 7.9"

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