Claude Lévi-Strauss : a critical study of his thought / by Maurice Godelier ; translated by Nora Scott.

By:

Godelier, Maurice [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2018Description: xx, 540 pages, 24 cmISBN:

9781784787073

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

301 GOD

Summary: "One of the world's leading anthropologists assesses the work of the founder of structural anthropology Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was among the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. In this rigorous study, Maurice Godelier traces the evolution of his thought. Focusing primarily on Levi-Strauss' analysis of kinship and myth, Godelier provides an assessment of his intellectual achievements and legacy. Meticulously researched,Claude Levi-Strauss is written in a clear and accessible style. The culmination of decades of engagement with Levi-Strauss' work, this book will prove indispensible to students of Levi-Strauss' thought and structural anthropology more generally"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	301 GOD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K3087

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"One of the world's leading anthropologists assesses the work of the founder of structural anthropology Anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss was among the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. In this rigorous study, Maurice Godelier traces the evolution of his thought. Focusing primarily on Levi-Strauss' analysis of kinship and myth, Godelier provides an assessment of his intellectual achievements and legacy. Meticulously researched,Claude Levi-Strauss is written in a clear and accessible style. The culmination of decades of engagement with Levi-Strauss' work, this book will prove indispensible to students of Levi-Strauss' thought and structural anthropology more generally"-- Provided by publisher.

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