Structural Anthropology

by Clause Levi-Strauss

Other authorsClaire Jacobson (Translator), Brooke Grundfest Schoepf (Translator)
Paperback, 1967

Status

Available

Call number

301.2

Collection

Publication

Doubleday Anchor Books (1967), Paperback, 413 pages

Description

The eighteen essays collected in this volume have been selected and ordered to give what Levi-Strauss terms "a bird's-eye view of the problems of modern ethnology." As representative examples, these essays introduce readers to the methods of structural anthropology while affording a glimpse into the mind of one of the foremost anthropologists of our time. ""Structural Anthropology, Volume II" is a diverse collection. It is] a useful 'sampler' that gives a reader the full range of Levi-Strauss's interests."--Daniel Bell, "New York Times Book Review"

User reviews

LibraryThing member mdstarr
Quite differant from the English empirical tradition but a tour de force - especially Chapter 1 on History and Anthropology.
LibraryThing member cupocofe
I feel like such a butt giving this book a one star, but it's not that the book is bad -- it's not. It's just that I didn't like it, precisely what the * rating says.

I'm thankful, though. Made me realise that Anthropology is not for me, despite all the other allure of this course.

Language

Original language

French

Original publication date

1958 (original French)
1963 (English: Jacobson)
1966 (1. ed. italiana)
1968 (Argentina)

ISBN

none
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