Nigel Rapport 
British Subjects [EPUB ebook] 
An Anthropology of Britain

The anthropology of Britain is hotly debated. What does it mean to live in Britain and to be  »British », and is an anthropology of Britain even a legitimate undertaking? British Subjects presents a forthright voice in this debate. Key anthropological concerns such as community, rationality, aesthetics, the body, power, work and leisure, nationalism and transnationalism are found reflected in the lives of a wide range of British  »subjects »–from farmers to dancers, children to retired miners, new-agers to entrepreneurs. In disputing traditional claims that anthropology  »at home » and  »of one »s own » is misconceived, unnecessary or unperceptive, this book clearly establishes that an anthropology of Britain can set excellent standards of subtle ethnography and complex analysis. Providing a nuanced appreciation of the intricacies of British society, this book shows how the anthropological study of Britain can offer an enlightening paradigm for the study of individual lives.