The good life : aspiration, dignity, and the anthropology of wellbeing / Edward F. Fischer.

  • Fischer, Edward F., 1966-
Date:
[2014]
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Publication/Creation

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]

Physical description

xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction : the good life : values, markets, and wellbeing -- Values and prices : the case of German eggs -- Word, deed, and preferences -- Moral provenance and larger purposes -- Solidarity, dignity, and opportunity -- Provenance and values : the case of Guatemalan coffee -- Agency, opportunity, and frustrated freedoms -- Experiments in fairness and dignity -- Narco-trafficking and violence -- Conclusion : the good life and positive anthropology.

Language note

Text in English.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780804790963
  • 0804790965
  • 9780804792530
  • 0804792534