Anton Blok (130 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 16 pages with cited references. Octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's stapled wrappers. Anthropological Quarterly Volume 39, Number 1 complete issue. First edition. Anthropological Quarterly, also known as AQ, is a peer-reviewed journal published by the George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research. AQ was founded in 1921 by the Catholic University of America and was published from 1921 to 1953 under the name Primitive Man. While continuing to publish outstanding, original, data-driven articles that advance ethnography and anthropological theory, AQ also asks intellectuals to contribute to on-going public debates relevant to contemporary experiences and public debates. Topics include: war, racism, poverty, nationalism, globalization, human rights, and the social, legal, and ethical implications of new genetic technologies. Essays on such timely topics are published in our "Social Thought and Commentary" section. Condition: Old lettering and number to front wrappers, toning to edges, light edge wear else very good.…

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Through a collective biography of some ninety radical innovators, including Erasmus, Spinoza, Newton, Bach, Sade, Darwin, Melville, Mendel, Cezanne, Curie, Brancusi, Einstein, Wittgenstein, Keynes, and Goodall, Blok shows how a significant proportion in fact benefited from social exclusion. Beethovens increasing deafness isolated him from his friends, creating more time for composing and experimenting, while Darwins chronic illness gave him an excuse to avoid social gatherings and get on with his work. Adversity took various forms, including illegitimate birth, early parental loss, conflict with parents, bankruptcy, chronic illness, physical deficiencies, neurological and genetic disorders, minority status, peripheral origins, poverty, exile, and detention. Blok argues, however, that all these misfortunes had the same effect: alienation from mainstream society. As outsiders, innovators could question conventional beliefs and practices. With little to lose, they could take chances and exploit opportunities. With governments, universities and industry all emphasizing the importance of investing in innovation, typically understood to mean planned and focussed research teams, this book runs counter to conventional wisdom. For far more often, radical innovation in science and art is entirely unscripted, resulting from trial and error by individuals ready to take risks, fail, and start again. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condition: New. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Through a collective biography of some ninety radical innovators, including Erasmus, Spinoza, Newton, Bach, Sade, Darwin, Melville, Mendel, Cézanne, Curie, Brâncusi, Einstein, Wittgenstein, Keynes, and Goodall, Blok shows how a significant proportion in fact benefited from social exclusion. Beethoven's increasing deafness isolated him from his friends, creating more time for composing and experimenting, while Darwin's chronic illness gave him an excuse to avoid social gatherings and get on with his work. Adversity took various forms, including illegitimate birth, early parental loss, conflict with parents, bankruptcy, chronic illness, physical deficiencies, neurological and genetic disorders, minority status, peripheral origins, poverty, exile, and detention. Blok argues, however, that all these misfortunes had the same effect: alienation from mainstream society. As outsiders, innovators could question conventional beliefs and practices. With little to lose, they could take chances and exploit opportunities. With governments, universities and industry all emphasizing the importance of investing in innovation, typically understood to mean planned and focussed research teams, this book runs counter to conventional wisdom. For far more often, radical innovation in science and art is entirely unscripted, resulting from trial and error by individuals ready to take risks, fail, and start again.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Broschiert. Condition: Gut. 199 S. : Ill. ; Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber. Es befindet sich neben dem Rückenschild lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. Einbandkanten sind leicht bestoßen. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 300. …

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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Bound in glossy pictorial wraps. Covers are crisp and clean. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. 235 pages. Polity Press. Copyright dated 2017. A good copy. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Contains markings.

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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Verformung / umgeknickte Seiten. Antropologische benadering van het werk van geleerden en kunstenaars, en de omstandigheden die hen in staat stelden tot baanbrekende prestaties.

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broschiert. Condition: gut. * Umfang/Format: 199 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 22 cm * Anmerkungen: Literaturverz. Seiten 179 - 193 * Erscheinungsjahr: 1985 * Einbandart und Originalverkaufspreis: kartoniert : DM 28.00 * Sachgebiet: Volkskunde, Völkerkunde ; 10 Philosophie * Schlagwörter: Volkskunde, Völkerkunde ; Kulturanthropologie ; Sozialanthropologie ; Sozialanthropologie ; Völkerkunde ; Kulturanthropologie Inhalt Dank 7 Einleitung 9 I Teilnehmende Beobachtung 21 II Holistische oder ganzheitliche Betrachtungsweise 57 III Vergleichende Betrachtungsweise 85 IV Primitiv und zivilisiert 111 V Entwicklungsperspektive 141 VI Zur Theoriebildung 171 Bibliographie 179 Register 195 gutes Exemplar, nur kleine Lesespuren, * Verlag: Stuttgart : Klett-Cotta * Bindung: broschiert. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In a soft cover with yellow and grey titles to spine and front and a colour illustration to front. 235 pp. The book is in near fine condition. There is a trace of shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover. The binding is tight. There is a little light marking to the fore edge, otherwise the pages are clean and unmarked.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 300 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.