TRANSFORMATIONS OF KINSHIP
Author | : GODELIER MAURICE |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Books (DC) |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1998-05-17 |
ISBN-13 | : UOM:39015040373303 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis TRANSFORMATIONS OF KINSHIP by : GODELIER MAURICE
Download or read book TRANSFORMATIONS OF KINSHIP written by GODELIER MAURICE and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1998-05-17 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume's fifteen contributors argue that kinship analysis should remain fundamental to the development of anthropological theory and to the understanding of past and contemporary societies. They contend that both aspects of kinship analysis, the "hot" (issues of body, gender, and power) and the "cool" (categories and terminologies) need to be pursued.