Hacia una antropología de los mundos contemporáneos

Synopsis of Hacia una antropología de los mundos contemporáneos

In 'Towards an Anthropology of Contemporary Worlds', Marc Augé analyzes the crisis of social meaning in a globalized world. The author explores how anthropology can adapt to the changes of scale that accompany the acceleration of history and the individualization of destinies. Through a reconsideration of the relationships between anthropology and history, Augé examines contemporary phenomena such as the media, communication, political rites, and urban concentrations, seeking to legitimize an anthropology attentive to the ritual dimension and the novelties of the present.