{"product_id":"on-the-order-of-chaos-social-anthropology-and-the-science-of-chaos-9781845450236","title":"On the Order of Chaos: Social Anthropology and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tOver the past two decades, “chaos theory” – the perception of order previously hidden in phenomena of apparent randomness and disorder – has fundamentally transformed the natural sciences. In recent years, numerous scholars in the social sciences and humanities have attempted to adapt the insights of chaos theory to their studies of human cultural and social systems. Several of the world’s leading anthropologists, such as Roy Wagner, Marshall Sahlins, Marilyn Strathern, and Arjun Appadurai – have similarly drawn upon particular elements of chaos theory for their inspiration, but as yet there is no focused, comprehensive treatment of the applicability of chaos theory to anthropology’s distinctive ethnographic and cross-cultural materials. This edited volume fills the gap, with both accessible theoretical discussions of chaos theory applications in anthropology and detailed ethnographic and historical illustrations from Africa and Melanesia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Through a sequence of theoretically stimulating and ethnographically diverse contributions, the volume engages with ‘chaos models’ developed by mathematicians and natural scientists studying complex dynamic systems.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Anthropological Forum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"I have rarely seen such an excellent collection of articles. And it cannot be more timely. Within the covers of this volume we find some of the most original and brightest minds in anthropology today…this is a truly unique volume that will make a major and original contribution to anthropology and far beyond.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  ·  Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePrologue \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarilyn Strathern\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction: A (Re)Turn to Chaos: Chaos Theory, the Sciences, and Social Anthropological Theory\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark S. Mosko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Lévi-Strauss to Chaos and Complexity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJack Morava\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eFractal Figurations: Homologies and Hierarchies in Kabre Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCharles Piot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003e“Pity” and “Ecstasy”: The Problem of Order and Differentiated Difference Across Kula Societies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFrederick H. Damon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eFractality and the Exchange of Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJosé Antonio Kelly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eFluids and Fractals in Rwanda: Order and Chaos\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChristopher C. Taylor \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003ePeace, War, Sex, and Sorcery: Nonlinear Analogical Transformation in the Early Escalation of North Mekeo Sorcery and Chiefly Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMark S. Mosko\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eAfterword: Order Is What Happens When Chaos Loses Its Temper\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRoy Wagner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tContributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042961424727,"sku":"9781845450236","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845450236.jpg?v=1750956416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-the-order-of-chaos-social-anthropology-and-the-science-of-chaos-9781845450236","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}