Theorizing Self in Samoa
Author | : Jeannette Marie Mageo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041992929 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Theorizing Self in Samoa by : Jeannette Marie Mageo
Download or read book Theorizing Self in Samoa written by Jeannette Marie Mageo and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropologist Jeannette Marie Mageo develops a new theory of the self in culture through a psychological and historical ethnography of Samoa, which provides a unique opportunity to consider the dialectic between historical change and personal experience, and uncovers ways in which cultural history is forever leaving its fingerprints upon human lives.