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Multiple modernities: Kitchens for an African elite
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In this paper, the authors consider the materiality of change in urban Africa, focusing particularly on the kitchens of a group of first-generation pro-lifers in the Ivory Coast.Abstract:
Meaning is inscribed in the material/built environment and this article considers the materiality of change in urban Africa, focusing particularly on the kitchens of a group of first-generation pro...read more
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The Invention of Africa: Gnosis, Philosophy and the Order of Knowledge
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Violence and society: Introduction to an emerging field of sociology
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Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
TL;DR: In this article, a social critic of the judgement of taste is presented, and a "vulgar" critic of 'pure' criticiques is proposed to counter this critique.
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The consequences of modernity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a Phenomonology of modernity and post-modernity in the context of trust in abstract systems and the transformation of intimacy in the modern world.
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The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
TL;DR: In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionized our understanding of some of the basic structures of society as mentioned in this paper, identifying the complex web of exchange and obligation involved in the act of giving, and called into question many of our social conventions and economic systems.
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Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection
TL;DR: A history of weediness can be found in this paper, where the authors discuss the frontiers of capitalism, the economy of appearances, knowledge, and freedom in Borneo.