IRONY IN ACTION: ANTHROPOLOGY, PRACTICE, AND THE MORAL IMAGINATION by Fernandez, James & Mary Taylor Huber - 2001

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. A sound copy with only light wear. Overall a solid copy at a great price!

University of Chicago Press, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Chicago and London: University Of Chicago Press, 2001. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Just a touch of wear to front corners, else Fine. Inscribed to colleague by editor Mary Huber on half-title page. Clean, bright, glossy wraps; tight, solid and square binding; internals as new. A thought-provoking book. The idea that irony as one of the major modes of human experience is at the center of this book. It is the result of a meeting where anthropologists were invited to explore the politics of irony and the moral responsibilities that accompany its recognition, looking at both the positive and the negative sides of irony. Many anthropologists contributed to the contents of this book. Some chapters--"The Constrained Use of Irony in U. S. Congressional Hearings on Immigration", by Phyllis Pease Chock; "Irony and Power": Toward a Politics of Mockery in Greece", by Michael Herzfeld; "… Read More

University Of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. 2001. Paperback. Pap. Sllight shelf-wear; clean internals. Very Good. (Subject: Anthropology).

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University of Chicago Press. Very Good. 0226244237. 2001, bright clean copy, no markings, slight crinkling to cover, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 2001. Paperback.

Paperback / softback. New. This collection is based on the idea that irony now extends beyond its classification as a figure of speech and is increasingly recognized as one of the major modes of human experience. The essays cover the limits to irony's liberating qualities as well as irony's more positive dimensions.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2001. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 280 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches.