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- Book Title
- Life Within Limits : Well-Being in a World of Want
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- EAN
- 9780822349150
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Genre
- Self-Help, Business & Economics, History, Social Science
- ISBN
- 9780822349150
- ISBN-10
- 0822349159
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Item Weight
- 12.9 Oz
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Life Within Limits
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Release Date
- 16/02/2011
- Release Year
- 2011
- Subtitle
- Well-being in a World of Want
- Title
- Life Within Limits
- Topic
- Personal Growth / Happiness, Africa / West, Poverty & Homelessness, Economic Conditions, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Item Width
- 5.8in
- Number of Pages
- 248 Pages
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Based on a return to the village in Sierra Leone where he did his first ethnographic fieldwork in 1969-70, an anthropologist reflects on the universality of human discontent.
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Duke University Press
ISBN-10
0822349159
ISBN-13
9780822349150
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99568509
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life Within Limits : Well-Being in a World of Want
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Growth / Happiness, Africa / West, Poverty & Homelessness, Economic Conditions, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Self-Help, Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.8in
Item Weight
12.9 Oz
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Dt516.4.J33 2011
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"Distinctively original and beautifully written, Life Within Limits recounts Michael Jackson's return to the Sierra Leonean village of Firawa, where he first began fieldwork in 1969. Re-encountering the life-worlds of people in the wake of a shattering civil war, Jackson follows the Kuranko notion of kendeye , or well-being, juxtaposing this with insights on well-being grounded in the work of anthropologists, philosophers, and novelists. Throughout, Kuranko proverbs and stories offer a rich counterpoint to Western philosophers."-- Kirin Narayan , author of My Family and Other Saints, "Michael Jackson has done it again. This is a beautifully observed essay on human well-being And The ethnographic process. There is an elegant blending of ethnography, travel memoir, and philosophical reflection." Michael Lambek, author of The Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar, Jackson weaves effortlessly between the raw details of life in Sierra Leone and the musings of Western writers and philosophers, and he brings to light how, in spite of the immediate differences of detail in humanity's daily struggles, the underlying themes of dissatisfaction and hope are resonant., "Distinctively original and beautifully written,Life Within Limitsrecounts Michael Jackson's return to the Sierra Leonean village of Firawa, where he first began fieldwork in 196970. Reencountering the life-worlds of people in the wake of a shattering civil war, Jackson follows the Kuranko notion of kendeye or well-being, juxtaposing this with insights on well-being grounded in the work of anthropologists, philosophers, and novelists. Throughout, Kuranko proverbs and stories offer a rich counterpoint to Western philosophers." -Kirin Narayan, author ofMy Family and Other Saints, "This is the work of an elder, literary and philosophical, yet the style is personal, anecdotal, and impressionistic.... One former renegade Jackson encounters... serves as a briefly glimpsed symbol of separation from others and from the deeper cultural sensibility that Jackson explores so gracefully in this book." , "Michael Jackson has done it again. This is a beautifully observed essay on human well-being and the ethnographic process. There is an elegant blending of ethnography, travel memoir, and philosophical reflection."-Michael Lambek, author ofThe Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar, "Jackson offers a way of doing anthropology that is open to the people one encounters, aware of the limitations of that encounter and capable of turning the experience of those limitations into a productive ground of theoretical synthesis. . . . [A]n example of what a good, sensitive and patient pursuit of ethnography can accomplish within the limits of a lifetime." - Samuli Schielke, Social Anthropology, “Michael Jackson has done it again. This is a beautifully observed essay on human well-being and the ethnographic process. There is an elegant blending of ethnography, travel memoir, and philosophical reflection.â€�- Michael Lambek , author of The Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar, " Life Within Limits is a book on Sierra Leonean realities, but it is also a work that tries to understand the human condition more generally. At its center is a trip to Sierra Leone, where Michael Jackson revisits the village where he did fieldwork almost forty years ago. Between the conversations in the 1970s and those of today falls a brutal civil war with immense human suffering, but also births and deaths, young people growing old, some dreams realized, others not. In its rare combination of accumulated knowledge and ongoing critical self-reflection, Life Within Limits is anthropological writing at its best."- Sverker Finnström , author of Living with Bad Surroundings: War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda, " Life Within Limits skillfully blends history, philosophy and travel memoir to address a contemporary development problem: How can people achieve well-being in a world of finite resources?" - Laura Camfield, Progress in Development Studies, " Life Within Limits is a book on Sierra Leonean realities, but it is also a work that tries to understand the human condition more generally. At its center is a trip to Sierra Leone, where Michael Jackson revisits the village where he did fieldwork almost forty years ago. Between the conversations in the 1970s and those of today falls a brutal civil war with immense human suffering, but also births and deaths, young people growing old, some dreams realized, others not. In its rare combination of accumulated knowledge and ongoing critical self-reflection, Life Within Limits is anthropological writing at its best."-- Sverker Finnström , author of Living with Bad Surroundings: War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda, “Distinctively original and beautifully written, Life Within Limits recounts Michael Jackson’s return to the Sierra Leonean village of Firawa, where he first began fieldwork in 1969–70. Reencountering the life-worlds of people in the wake of a shattering civil war, Jackson follows the Kuranko notion of kendeye or well-being, juxtaposing this with insights on well-being grounded in the work of anthropologists, philosophers, and novelists. Throughout, Kuranko proverbs and stories offer a rich counterpoint to Western philosophers.â€� - Kirin Narayan , author of My Family and Other Saints, "Reading Michael Jackson's remarkable book reaffirmed my belief in the remarkable human capacity for social resilience. Such resilience enables us to experience a measure of well-being--even in a context of want. Unlike most books that focus on anthropological subjects, this one compels us to think about big questions--themes that shape the human condition. As such, Life within Limits is a gift to us all." , Michael Jackson is one of contemporary anthropology's consummate storytellers.... In this case, Jackson's theme is the existential discontent that human beings wrestle with as they attempt to define, and live, a fulfilling and hopeful life.... How do the pressures of poverty in a world now defined by the money economy shape the aspirations of individuals and communities'... Given the diversity of ways in which human beings deal with a similar set of existential problems, philosophy for Jackson is best done with the tools of ethnography and by serious immersion in the minutiae of different ways of being human.... For both aspiring and veteran ethnographers, Jackson's stories are poignant examples of how human a science anthropology can be., "Michael Jackson has done it again. This is a beautifully observed essay on human well-being and the ethnographic process. There is an elegant blending of ethnography, travel memoir, and philosophical reflection."- Michael J. Lambek , author of The Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar, "Michael Jackson is one of contemporary anthropology's consummate storytellers.... In this case, Jackson's theme is the existential discontent that human beings wrestle with as they attempt to define, and live, a fulfilling and hopeful life.... How do the pressures of poverty in a world now defined by the money economy shape the aspirations of individuals and communities'... Given the diversity of ways in which human beings deal with a similar set of existential problems, philosophy for Jackson is best done with the tools of ethnography and by serious immersion in the minutiae of different ways of being human.... For both aspiring and veteran ethnographers, Jackson's stories are poignant examples of how human a science anthropology can be." - Danny Hoffman, Journal of Anthropological Research, " Life Within Limits is a book on Sierra Leonean realities, but it is also a work that tries to understand the human condition more generally. At its center is a trip to Sierra Leone, where Michael Jackson revisits the village where he did fieldwork almost forty years ago. Between the conversations in the 1970s and those of today falls a brutal civil war with immense human suffering, but also births and deaths, young people growing old, some dreams realized, others not. In its rare combination of accumulated knowledge and ongoing critical self-reflection, Life Within Limits is anthropological writing at its best."- Sverker Finnstr m , author of Living with Bad Surroundings: War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda, "Jackson weaves effortlessly between the raw details of life in Sierra Leone and the musings of Western writers and philosophers, and he brings to light how, in spite of the immediate differences of detail in humanity's daily struggles, the underlying themes of dissatisfaction and hope are resonant." - Catherine E. Bolten, Current Anthropology, "Michael Jackson has done it again. This is a beautifully observed essay on human well-being And The ethnographic process. There is an elegant blending of ethnography, travel memoir, and philosophical reflection." Michael Lambek, author of The Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar "Life Within Limits is a book on Sierra Leonean realities, but it is also a work that tries to Understand The human condition more generally. At its center is a trip to Sierra Leone, where Michael Jackson revisits the village where he did fieldwork almost forty years ago. Between the conversations in the 1970s and those of today falls a brutal civil war with immense human suffering, but also births and deaths, young people growing old, some dreams realized, others not. In its rare combination of accumulated knowledge and ongoing critical self-reflection, Life Within Limits is anthropological writing at its best."-Sverker Finnstr m, author of Living with Bad Surroundings: War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda, "Michael Jackson has done it again. This is a beautifully observed essay on human well-being and the ethnographic process. There is an elegant blending of ethnography, travel memoir, and philosophical reflection."-- Michael J. Lambek , author of The Weight of the Past: Living with History in Mahajanga, Madagascar, " Life Within Limits is a book on Sierra Leonean realities, but it is also a work that tries to understand the human condition more generally. At its center is a trip to Sierra Leone, where Michael Jackson revisits the village where he did fieldwork almost forty years ago. Between the conversations in the 1970s and those of today falls a brutal civil war with immense human suffering, but also births and deaths, young people growing old, some dreams realized, others not. In its rare combination of accumulated knowledge and ongoing critical self-reflection, Life Within Limits is anthropological writing at its best."-- Sverker Finnstrm , author of Living with Bad Surroundings: War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda, "Jackson succeeds in showing that there is more to well-being than monetary and material security in 'Western' terms. He refers to theory in close connection to his empirical observations and he does so as a participant in the field who interacts with and closely relates to those he studies. Rather than imposing ideas and models on the people he studies, he aims at describing their everyday lives, their ways of seeing, and understanding things by engaging with them in their lives and struggles." - Jacqueline Knörr, Anthropos, "Distinctively original and beautifully written, Life Within Limits recounts Michael Jackson's return to the Sierra Leonean village of Firawa, where he first began fieldwork in 1969. Re-encountering the life-worlds of people in the wake of a shattering civil war, Jackson follows the Kuranko notion of kendeye , or well-being, juxtaposing this with insights on well-being grounded in the work of anthropologists, philosophers, and novelists. Throughout, Kuranko proverbs and stories offer a rich counterpoint to Western philosophers."- Kirin Narayan , author of My Family and Other Saints, In sum, Jackson provides a compelling and eloquent alternative account of 'the good life' as lived in Firawa, as temporally deep as it is ethnographically evocative. More than a corrective to current popular, academic, and development discourses on 'quality of life' in Sierra Leone, Life Within Limits explores recent social transformations wrought by civil conflict, migration, and growing inequality... without reducing lived experience to these analytical categories., " Life Within Limits is a book on Sierra Leonean realities, but it is also a work that tries to understand the human condition more generally. At its center is a trip to Sierra Leone, where Michael Jackson revisits the village where he did fieldwork almost forty years ago. Between conversations in the 1970s and those of today falls a brutal civil war with immense human suffering, but also births and deaths, young people growing old, some dreams realized, others not. In its rare combination of accumulated knowledge and ongoing critical self-reflection, Life Within Limits is anthropological writing at its best."- Sverker Finnstr m , author of Living with Bad Surroundings: War, History, and Everyday Moments in Northern Uganda, "Jackson succeeds in showing that there is more to well-being than monetary and material security in 'Western' terms. He refers to theory in close connection to his empirical observations and he does so as a participant in the field who interacts with and closely relates to those he studies. Rather than imposing ideas and models on the people he studies, he aims at describing their everyday lives, their ways of seeing, and understanding things by engaging with them in their lives and struggles." - Jacqueline Knrr, Anthropos, Life Within Limits skillfully blends history, philosophy and travel memoir to address a contemporary development problem: How can people achieve well-being in a world of finite resources?
Table of Content
Imagining Firawa ix Fathers and Sons 1 Forty Days 13 Scenes from a Marriage 30 Smoke and Mirrors 46 Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World 63 The Reopening of the Gate of Effort 77 Something's Missing 88 The Politics of Storytelling 100 The Road to Kabala 112 Their Eyes Were Watching God 122 Albitaiya 134 The Year of Supernatural Abundance 145 Strings Attached 158 The Shape of the Inconstruable Question 172 Not to Find One's Way in a City 187 Coda 199 Acknowledgments 201 Notes 203 Index 225
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2010-035866
Dewey Decimal
966.404
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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