{"title":"Elizabeth Palmer","description":"\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Palmer’s works offer insightful explorations into language, culture, and historical concepts, making them invaluable resources for students and scholars alike. Her writing often bridges the gap between complex academic research and accessible reference material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thorough studies that deepen understanding of linguistic roots and societal development. Her books provide a thoughtful and well-researched perspective within the realm of \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, enriching the reader's knowledge of Indo-European heritage and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dictionary-of-indoeuropean-concepts-and-society-by-emile-benveniste-9780986132599","title":"Dictionary of Indo–European Concepts and Society","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its publication in 1969, Émile Benveniste's \u003cem\u003eVocabulaire\u003c\/em\u003e—here with a new introduction by Giorgio Agamben—has been the classic reference for tracing the institutional and conceptual genealogy of the sociocultural worlds of gifts, contracts, sacrifice, hospitality, authority, freedom, ancient economy, and kinship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive and comparative history of words with analyses of their underlying neglected genealogies and structures of signification—and this via a masterful journey through Germanic, Romance, Indo-Iranian, Latin, and Greek languages—Benveniste's dictionary is a must-read for anthropologists, linguists, literary theorists, classicists, and philosophers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book has famously inspired a wealth of thinkers, including Roland Barthes, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Pierre Bourdieu, Jacques Derrida, Umberto Eco, Giorgio Agamben, François Jullien, and many others. In this new volume, Benveniste's masterpiece on the study of language and society finds new life for a new generation of scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs political fictions continue to separate and reify differences between European, Middle Eastern, and South Asian societies, Benveniste reminds us just how historically deep their interconnections are and that understanding the way our institutions are evoked through the words that describe them is more necessary than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424043155692,"sku":"9780986132599","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780986132599.jpg?v=1774769348"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/elizabeth-palmer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}