Values of Happiness Toward an Anthropology of Purpose in Life
How people conceive of happiness reveals much about who they are and the values they hold dear. Drawing on ethnographic insights from diverse field sites around the world, this book offers a unique window onto the ways in which people grapple with fundamental questions about how to live and what it...
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Chicago, IL USA
HAU Books
2016
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