Audit Cultures: Anthropological Studies in Accountability, Ethics and the Academy Contributor(s): Strathern, Marilyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415233275 ISBN-13: 9780415233279 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: If cultures are always in the making, this book catches one kind of culture on the make. Academics will be familiar with audit in the form of research and teaching assessments - they may not be aware how pervasive practices of 'accountability' are or of the diversity of political regimes under which they flourish. Twelve social anthropologists from across Europe and the Commonwealth chart an influential and controversial cultural phenomenon. br |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 301 |
LCCN: 00028073 |
Series: European Association of Social Anthropologists |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.49" W x 8.71" (0.96 lbs) 324 pages |
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Publisher Description: Do audit cultures deliver greater responsibility, or do they stifle creative thought? |