Anton Blok (107 results)
Published by The Catholic University of America Press, Washington, DC 1966
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 16 pages with cited references. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. Anthropological Quarterly Volume 39, Number 1 complete issue. First edition. Anthropological Quarterly, also known as AQ, is a peer-reviewed journal published by the George Washington Un…iversity Institute for Ethnographic Research. AQ was founded in 1921 by the Catholic University of America and was published from 1921 to 1953 under the name Primitive Man. While continuing to publish outstanding, original, data-driven articles that advance ethnography and anthropological theory, AQ also asks intellectuals to contribute to on-going public debates relevant to contemporary experiences and public debates. Topics include: war, racism, poverty, nationalism, globalization, human rights, and the social, legal, and ethical implications of new genetic technologies. Essays on such timely topics are published in our "Social Thought and Commentary" section. Condition: Old lettering and number to front wrappers, toning to edges, light edge wear else very good.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Through a collective biograph…y of some ninety radical innovators, including Erasmus, Spinoza, Newton, Bach, Sade, Darwin, Melville, Mendel, Cezanne, Curie, Brancusi, Einstein, Wittgenstein, Keynes, and Goodall, Blok shows how a significant proportion in fact benefited from social exclusion. Beethovens increasing deafness isolated him from his friends, creating more time for composing and experimenting, while Darwins chronic illness gave him an excuse to avoid social gatherings and get on with his work. Adversity took various forms, including illegitimate birth, early parental loss, conflict with parents, bankruptcy, chronic illness, physical deficiencies, neurological and genetic disorders, minority status, peripheral origins, poverty, exile, and detention. Blok argues, however, that all these misfortunes had the same effect: alienation from mainstream society. As outsiders, innovators could question conventional beliefs and practices. With little to lose, they could take chances and exploit opportunities. With governments, universities and industry all emphasizing the importance of investing in innovation, typically understood to mean planned and focussed research teams, this book runs counter to conventional wisdom. For far more often, radical innovation in science and art is entirely unscripted, resulting from trial and error by individuals ready to take risks, fail, and start again. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: New. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Through a collective biography of some n…inety radical innovators, including Erasmus, Spinoza, Newton, Bach, Sade, Darwin, Melville, Mendel, Cézanne, Curie, Brâncusi, Einstein, Wittgenstein, Keynes, and Goodall, Blok shows how a significant proportion in fact benefited from social exclusion. Beethoven's increasing deafness isolated him from his friends, creating more time for composing and experimenting, while Darwin's chronic illness gave him an excuse to avoid social gatherings and get on with his work. Adversity took various forms, including illegitimate birth, early parental loss, conflict with parents, bankruptcy, chronic illness, physical deficiencies, neurological and genetic disorders, minority status, peripheral origins, poverty, exile, and detention. Blok argues, however, that all these misfortunes had the same effect: alienation from mainstream society. As outsiders, innovators could question conventional beliefs and practices. With little to lose, they could take chances and exploit opportunities. With governments, universities and industry all emphasizing the importance of investing in innovation, typically understood to mean planned and focussed research teams, this book runs counter to conventional wisdom. For far more often, radical innovation in science and art is entirely unscripted, resulting from trial and error by individuals ready to take risks, fail, and start again.
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* Umfang/Format: 199 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 22 cm * Anmerkungen: Literaturverz. Seiten 179 - 193 * Erscheinungsjahr: 1985 * Einbandart und Originalverkaufspreis: kartoniert : DM 28.00 * Sachgebiet: Volkskunde, Völkerkunde ; 10 Philosophie * Schlagwörter: Volkskunde, Völkerkunde ; Kulturanthropologie ; Sozialanthropologie ; So…zialanthropologie ; Völkerkunde ; Kulturanthropologie Inhalt Dank 7 Einleitung 9 I Teilnehmende Beobachtung 21 II Holistische oder ganzheitliche Betrachtungsweise 57 III Vergleichende Betrachtungsweise 85 IV Primitiv und zivilisiert 111 V Entwicklungsperspektive 141 VI Zur Theoriebildung 171 Bibliographie 179 Register 195 gutes Exemplar, nur kleine Lesespuren, * Verlag: Stuttgart : Klett-Cotta * Bindung: broschiert.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In a soft cover with yellow and grey titles to spine and front and a colour illustration to front. 235 pp. The book is in near fine condition. There is a trace of shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover. The binding is tight. There is a little light marking to the fore… edge, otherwise the pages are clean and unmarked.
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Condition: New. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC…. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 299 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376. . 2017. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .
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Hardback. Condition: New. Anton Blok combines anthropology and history in a comparative exploration of the links between honour and violence in widely different settings. He draws on material from two interrelated projects: micro-studies of the rural mafia in Sicily, and banditry in the Dutch republic, each set in its historical… context. Blok discusses the social role of marginal people, such as those in 'infamous occupations' from chimney-sweeping to prostitution, arguing that the most despised members of society are often the most indispensable. He examines how nicknames reflect and reflect on cultural codes, and how the authority of female rulers throughout the centuries has relied on their singleness. The book also includes studies of the social meanings of violence, including public executions, rural banditry, and the minor differences which underlie violent conflicts. Drawing on the work of thinkers from Georg Simmel to Norbert Elias, Anton Blok explores the complex interrelations between honour and violence in European societies. This highly original work will be of great interest to scholars and students of history, anthropology and sociology.
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Condition: New. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC…. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 299 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376. . 2017. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
