Varieties of Friendship: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Social Relationships

by Bernadette Descharmes

English summary: Close relationships that go beyond family ties and kinships have become an interdisciplinary research subject that has received a lot of attention. Variations of social ties such as friendship, patronage and social networks ensue from different historical and cultural contexts and, hence, constitute a significant yet under-represented subject of interdisciplinary research. Questions such as the changing semantics of friendship,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3899717872
• ISBN13: 9783899717877
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: V&R Unipress
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.7"