One of the world's most eminent social anthropologists draws upon his many years of study and research in the field of kinship and social organization to review the development of anthropological theory and method from Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881) to anthropologists of the 1960s. It is the central argument of this book that the structuralist theory and method developed by British and American anthropologists in the study of kinship and social organization is the direct descendant of Morgan's researches. The volume starts ...
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One of the world's most eminent social anthropologists draws upon his many years of study and research in the field of kinship and social organization to review the development of anthropological theory and method from Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881) to anthropologists of the 1960s. It is the central argument of this book that the structuralist theory and method developed by British and American anthropologists in the study of kinship and social organization is the direct descendant of Morgan's researches. The volume starts with a re-examination of Morgan's work. Professor Fortes demonstrates how a tradition of misinterpretation has disguised the true import of Morgan's discoveries. He follows with a detailed analysis of the work of Rivers and Radcliffe-Brown and the generation of anthropologists inspired by them. The author states his own point of view as it has developed in the framework of modern structuralist theory, with ethnographic examples examined in depth. He shows that the social relations and institutions conventionally grouped under the rubric of kinship and social organization belong simultaneously to two complementary domains of social structure, the familial and the political. Meyer Fortes' contribution to the field of anthropology can best be understood in the context of balance of forces between these domains of the personal and public. In the latter part of the book, he gives detailed attention to the principal conceptual issues that have confronted research and theory in the study of kinship and social organizations since Morgan's time. He shows that kinship institutions are autonomous, not mere by-products of economic requirements, and demonstrates the moral base of kinship in the rule of amity.
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. some staining on bottom edges, library card holder inside cover, owners on front end page. ix, 347 p. : illus. Bibliography: p. 311-333.
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Very Good in Good jacket. From the library of Anthropologist Robert J. Squier. 347pp. Review laid in. Robert Squier's tidy name stamp and minor shelfwear, else very good, clean and sound condition / chipped & worn dust jacket.
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Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. Some bumping, rubbing to spine extremeties. Corners also rubbed. Previous owner's name on fep. DJ flap folds heavily rubbed. Some light soiling to spine and rear cover. Edges and corners rubbed. Some chipping and tearing to DJ spine extremities.; SIH7C; 347 pages.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. No marks or writings, pages bright and clean, binding tight and sound. Very Light wear to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and corners. Carefully packaged and shipped in box. F.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN: 0710067941.
