The Good Life: Aspiration, Dignity, and the Anthropology of Wellbeing
by Edward F. Fischer
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What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common? Both groups use the market in pursuit of the ""good life."" But what exactly is the good life? How do we define wellbeing beyond material standards of living? While we all may want to live the good life, we differ widely on just what that entails. In The Good Life, Edward Fischer examines wellbeing in very different cultural contexts to uncover shared notions show more of the good life and how best to achieve it. With fascinating on-the-ground narratives of Germans' choice show lessTags
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Edward F. Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. He is the author, with Peter Benson, of Broccoli and Desire: Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala (Stanford 2006). He is also the founder of Mani+, a social enterprise combating malnutrition.
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- Nonfiction, Anthropology, Economics
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- 306 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce
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- HN25 .F57 — Social sciences Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Social history and conditions. Social problems.
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