Based on anthropological fieldwork in Australia and Colombia these fascinating essays use the workings of the human nervous system to illustrate concepts of culture. The central theme is conveyed by the title's double meaning - on the one hand, portraying the human nervous system as a controlling force, on the other, as a system that is not at all systematic, but nervous, and therefore on the brink of collapse. This book should be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and academics in anthropology, critical theory and cultural studies.
- ISBN10 0415904447
- ISBN13 9780415904445
- Publish Date 13 August 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 November 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English