Hannah Arendt famously argued that politics are best understood as a power relationship between private and public realms. And storytelling, she argued, creates a vital bridge between these realms, a place where individual passions and shared perspectives can be contested and interwoven. In The Politics of Storytelling--revised in this 2nd edition with a new preface and design--anthropologist Michael Jackson explores and expands on Arendt's notions, bringing stories from all around the world into impressive cross-cultural analysis. Jackson retells stories from the Kuranko in...
Hannah Arendt famously argued that politics are best understood as a power relationship between private and public realms. And storytelling, she argue...
'Moonwalk' is the only book about his life that Michael Jackson ever wrote. It chronicles his humble beginnings in the Midwest, his early days with the Jackson 5, and his unprecedented solo success.
'Moonwalk' is the only book about his life that Michael Jackson ever wrote. It chronicles his humble beginnings in the Midwest, his early days with th...
What is existential anthropology, and how would you define it? Contributing anthropologists join editors Michael Jackson and Albert Piette in answering these questions and exploring how various approaches to the human condition might be brought together on the levels of method and of theory.
What is existential anthropology, and how would you define it? Contributing anthropologists join editors Michael Jackson and Albert Piette in answerin...
