Body Arts and Modernity

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; 8; Drawing on ethnographic case studies from Amazonia, Indonesia, Africa, Melanesia and Polynesia, this text shows how bodily presentation plays a fundamental role in contemporary identity politics in tension with encompassing national and global stereotypes, which may in turn both constrain and empower local traditions.. Publisher Marketing: Drawing on ethnographic case studies from Amazonia, Indonesia, Africa, Melanesia and Polynesia, this text shows how bodily presentation plays a fundamental role in contemporary identity politics in tension with encompassing national and global stereotypes, which may in turn both constrain and empower local traditions.

Contributor Bio:  Ewart, Elizabeth Dr Elizabeth Ewart is university lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Oxford. She obtained her doctorate from the University of London, London School of Economics in 2000. In 2001 her thesis was awarded the Robert McKenzie Prize by the LSE. Her research interests include the anthropology of Lowland South America, Brazil, indigenous peoples, Amerindian cosmology, material anthropology, body arts, the social significance of everyday practices and sensory perception. Contributor Bio:  O'Hanlon, Michael E Michael E. O'Hanlon is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who specializes in national security policy. His many books include "Bending History" and "The Wounded Giant."