well-being in a world of want Jackson, Michael 1940- creator text bibliography ncu Durham [NC] Duke University Press 2011 monographic eng

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xiii, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Based on a return to the village in Sierra Leone where he did his first ethnographic fieldwork in 1969-70, an anthropologist reflects on the universality of human discontent. Imagining Firawa -- Fathers and sons -- Forty days -- Scenes from a marriage -- Smoke and mirrors -- Things hidden since the foundation of the world -- The reopening of the gate of effort -- Something's missing -- The politics of storytelling -- The road to Kabala -- Their eyes were watching God -- Albitaiya -- The year of supernatural abundance -- Strings attached -- The shape of the inconstruable question -- Not to find one's way in a city -- Coda. Michael Jackson. Includes bibliographical references and index. f-sl--- Happiness Sierra Leone Well-being Sierra Leone Poverty Sierra Leone Felicidad Sierra Leona Bienestar Sierra Leona Pobreza Sierra Leona Sierra Leone Civilization Sierra Leone Economic conditions Sierra Leona Civilización Sierra Leona Condiciones económicas 543 DT 516.4 J13l 2011 966.404 9780822348924 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780822349150 (pbk. : alk. paper) NcD/DLC 061419 20230411090121.0 spa