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Blood Will Out: Essays on Liquid Transfers and Flows
Contributor(s): Carsten, Janet (Editor)
ISBN: 1118656288     ISBN-13: 9781118656280
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $34.44  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 301
LCCN: 2013020970
Series: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (0.85 lbs) 198 pages
 
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Unique in focus and international in scope, this book brings together 10 essays about the material, metaphorical, and symbolic importance of blood.

  • An interdisciplinary study that unites the work of noted historians and anthropologists
  • Incorporates insights from recent work in symbolism, kinship studies, medical anthropology, the anthropology of religion, the sociological study of finance, and textual analysis
  • Covers topics such as Medieval European conceptions of blood; blood and the brain; blood and the cultural study of finance; and blood types, identity, and association in twentieth-century America