In this major work, Zygmunt Bauman seeks to classify the meanings of culture. He distinguishes between culture as a concept, culture as a structure and culture as praxis and analyzes the different ways in which culture has been used in each of these settings. For Bauman, culture is a living, changing aspect of human interaction which must be understood and studied as a univers...(展开全部)

In this major work, Zygmunt Bauman seeks to classify the meanings of culture. He distinguishes between culture as a concept, culture as a structure and culture as praxis and analyzes the different ways in which culture has been used in each of these settings. For Bauman, culture is a living, changing aspect of human interaction which must be understood and studied as a univers...(展开全部)

"The Second Edition of Medicine as Culture" provides a broad overview of the way medicine is experienced, perceived and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the tradition of the sociology of health and illness, Deborah Lupton directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health care, illness and disease from a sociocultural perspective. At a time of increasi...(展开全部)

"The Second Edition of Medicine as Culture" provides a broad overview of the way medicine is experienced, perceived and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the tradition of the sociology of health and illness, Deborah Lupton directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health care, illness and disease from a sociocultural perspective. At a time of increasi...(展开全部)

Medicine as Culture is unlike any other sociological text on health and medicine. For many lecturers and students the book has become a classic text, which combines perspectives drawn from a wide variety of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, social history and cultural studies. The aim of the book is to tease out how medicine and health care are sociocultural constr...(展开全部)

"The Second Edition of Medicine as Culture" provides a broad overview of the way medicine is experienced, perceived and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the tradition of the sociology of health and illness, Deborah Lupton directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health care, illness and disease from a sociocultural perspective. At a time of increasi...(展开全部)

The Jamaican writer and cultural theorist Sylvia Wynter is best known for her diverse writings that pull together insights from theories in history, literature, science, and black studies, to explore race, the legacy of colonialism, and representations of humanness. Sylvia Wynter: On Being Human as Praxis is a critical genealogy of Wynter’s work, highlighting her insights on ho...(展开全部)

The Jamaican writer and cultural theorist Sylvia Wynter is best known for her diverse writings that pull together insights from theories in history, literature, science, and black studies, to explore race, the legacy of colonialism, and representations of humanness. Sylvia Wynter: On Being Human as Praxis is a critical genealogy of Wynter’s work, highlighting her insights on ho...(展开全部)

米哈依洛．马尔科维奇是南斯拉夫塞尔维亚共和国科学艺术院院士、塞尔维亚共和国科学艺术院社会科学部学部主任。主要著作有：《苏联对马克思主义哲学基础的修正》（1952）、《逻辑学》（1956）、《当代逻辑学中的形式主义》（1958）、《意义的辩证论》（1961）、《人道主义和辩证法》（1968）、《实践的辩证法》（1968）、《当代马克思》（1974）、《科学的哲学原理》（1981）等。 加约．彼德洛维奇是南斯拉夫克罗地亚共和国萨格勒布大学教授、前《实践》杂志的两位主编之一。主要著作有：《英国经验论哲学》（1955）、《从洛克到艾耶尔》（1963）、《20世纪中叶的马克思》（1967）、《哲学和革命》（1971）、《实践的宗旨何在》（1972）等。

米哈依洛．马尔科维奇是南斯拉夫塞尔维亚共和国科学艺术院院士、塞尔维亚共和国科学艺术院社会科学部学部主任。主要著作有：《苏联对马克思主义哲学基础的修正》（1952）、《逻辑学》（1956）、《当代逻辑学中的形式主义》（1958）、《意义的辩证论》（1961）、《人道主义和辩证法》（1968）、《实践的辩证法》（1968）、《当代马克思》（1974）、《科学的哲学原理》（1981）等。 加约．彼德洛维奇是南斯拉夫克罗地亚共和国萨格勒布大学教授、前《实践》杂志的两位主编之一。主要著作有：《英国经验论哲学》（1955）、《从洛克到艾耶尔》（1963）、《20世纪中叶的马克思》（1967）、《哲学和革命》（1971）、《实践的宗旨何在》（1972）等。