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001 2008028586
003 DLC
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008 080627s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008028586
020 $a9781845454487 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aHN25$b.P87 2008
082 00 $a306.09$222
245 00 $aPursuits of happiness :$bwell-being in anthropological perspective /$cedited by Gordon Mathews and Carolina Izquierdo.
260 $aNew York :$bBerghahn Books,$c2008.
263 $a0810
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWhy anthropology can ill afford to ignore well-being / Neil Thin -- Is a measure of cultural well-being possible or desirable? / Benjamin Nick Colby -- Well-being among the Matsigenka of the Peruvian Amazon : health, missions, oil, and "progress" / Carolina Izquierdo -- Embodied selves and social selves : aboriginal well-being in rural New South Wales, Australia / Daniela Heil -- The shifting landscape of Cree well-being / Naomi Adelson -- Well-being : lessons from India / Steve Dern -- Well-being, cultural pathology, and personal rejuvenation in a Chinese city, 1981-2005 / William Jankowiak -- Finding and keeping a purpose in life : well-being and Ikigai in Japan and elsewhere / Gordon Mathews -- Pleasure experienced : well-being and the Japanese bath / Scott Clark -- Selfscapes of well-being in a rural Indonesian village / Douglas Hollan -- Well-being and sustainability of daily routines : families with children with disabilities in the United States / Thomas S. Weisner.
650 0 $aQuality of life$vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 $aWell-being$vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 $aHappiness$vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 $aAnthropology$xPhilosophy.
700 1 $aMathews, Gordon.
700 1 $aIzquierdo, Carolina.