Making Things Better Image close
Making Things Better by A.David Napier
Making Things Better by A.David Napier
Show Hide Adult Content
Making Things Better close

Non-Fiction Books:

Home  
Books  
Non-Fiction  
Humanities  
Religion & beliefs  
Aspects of religions  
Worship

Making Things Better

A Workbook on Ritual, Cultural Values, and Environmental Behavior
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback
$99.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 11-21 June using International Courier

Explore more Oxford Ritual Studies Series

See all products in this series

Subversive Spiritualities by Frederique Apffel-Marglin
$160.99
Subversive Spiritualities
by Frederique Apffel-Marglin ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Problem of Ritual Efficacy
$132.99
The Problem of Ritual Efficacy
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Ritual Gone Wrong by Kathryn T. McClymond
$142.99
Ritual Gone Wrong
by Kathryn T. McClymond ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Negotiating Rites by Ute Husken
$128.99
Negotiating Rites
by Ute Husken ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Homo Ritualis by Axel Michaels
$171.99
Homo Ritualis
by Axel Michaels ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Mock Ritual in the Modern Era on Hardback by Reginald McGinnis
$291.99
Mock Ritual in the Modern Era
by Reginald McGinnis ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Performing the Reformation by Barry Stephenson
$92.99
Performing the Reformation
by Barry Stephenson ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Problem of Ritual Efficacy on Hardback
$239.99
The Problem of Ritual Efficacy
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
A Different Medicine by Joseph D Calabrese
$138.99
A Different Medicine
by Joseph D Calabrese ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Dancing Dead by Walter E A Van Beek
$144.99
The Dancing Dead
by Walter E A Van Beek ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Homa Variations
$171.99
Homa Variations
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Ritual, Media, and Conflict
$120.99
Ritual, Media, and Conflict
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Looking for Mary Magdalene by Anna Fedele
$164.99
Looking for Mary Magdalene
by Anna Fedele ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Narratives of Sorrow and Dignity by Bardwell L. Smith
$137.99
Narratives of Sorrow and Dignity
by Bardwell L. Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Buddhists, Shamans, and Soviets by Justine Buck Quijada
$116.99
Buddhists, Shamans, and Soviets
by Justine Buck Quijada ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Buddhists, Shamans, and Soviets on Hardback by Justine Buck Quijada Save $12
$393.99
$405.99
Buddhists, Shamans, and Soviets
by Justine Buck Quijada ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Description

In Making Things Better, A. David Napier demonstrates how anthropological description of non-Western exchange practices and beliefs can be a tonic for contemporary economic systems in which our impersonal relationship to ''things'' transforms the animate elements of social life into inanimate sets of commodities. Such a fundamental transformation, Napier suggests, makes us automatons in globally integrated social circuits that generate a cast of a winners and losers engaged in hostile competition for wealth and power. Our impersonal relations to ''things''--and to people as well--are so ingrained in our being, we take them for granted as we sleepwalk through routine life. Like the surrealist artists of the 1920s who, through their art, poetry, films, and photography, fought a valiant battle against mind-numbing conformity, Napier provides exercises and practica designed to shock the reader from their wakeful sleep. These demonstrate powerfully the positively integrative social effects of more socially entangled, non-Western orientations to ''things'' and to ''people.'' His arguments also have implications for the rights and legal status of indigenous peoples, which are drawn out in the course of the book.

Author Biography:

A. David Napier is Professor of Medical Anthropology at University College London and founding Director of the University's Centre for Applied Global Citizenship.
Release date Australia
January 30th, 2014
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Pages
208
Dimensions
156x234x15
ISBN-13
9780199969364
Product ID
21358933

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by A.David Napier

See all books by this author

Masks, Transformation, and Paradox by A.David Napier
$100.99
Masks, Transformation, and Paradox
by A.David Napier ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Aspects of religions >
Worship
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Humanities >
Religion & beliefs >
Aspects of religions >
Religious life & practice
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Anthropology
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Social Sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Anthropology >
Social & cultural anthropology