Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Body, Self, And Society: The View From FijiISBN13:9780812213973ISBN10:0812213971Author:Becker, Anne E. (Author)Description:Anne E Becker Examines The Cultural Context Of The Embodied Self Through Her Ethnography Of Bodily Aesthetics, Food Exchange, Care, And Social Relationships In Fiji She Contrasts The Cultivation Of The Bodyself In Fijian And American Society, Arguing That The Motivation Of Americans To Work On Their Bodies' Shapes As A Personal Endeavor Is Permitted By Their Notion That The Self Is Individuated And Autonomous On The Other Hand, Because Fijians Concern Themselves With The Cultivation Of Social Relationships Largely Expressed Through Nurturing And Food Exchange, There Is A Vested Interest In Cultivating Others' Bodies Rather Than One's Own Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressPublication Date:1995-10-01Weight:0.79 lbsDimensions:0.55'' H x 8.98'' L x 6.02'' WNumber of Pages:224Language:English