About the House by Janet Carsten
Inspired by the seminal work of Levi-Strauss on the house as a social institution, the contributors to this volume analyse 'house' systems in Southeast Asia and South America, exploring the interrelationships between buildings, people and ideas, and revealing ways in which houses can stand for social groups and serve as images of process and order.
'The essays … are replete with fascinating data that fulfil a central promise of contemporary anthropology … at a time when fewer and fewer detailed ethnographies seem to be published' Book Review Essays
'Mark this volume as another milestone in the rehabilitation of kinship studies. About the House is a worthwhile collection that both implements and critically evaluates Lévi-Strauss's notion of the 'house society' in studies drawn from Southeast Asia and Amazonia. For both the teacher and the scholar, this book is worth the reading.' Peter Gose, University of Regina
'Mark this volume as another milestone in the rehabilitation of kinship studies. About the House is a worthwhile collection that both implements and critically evaluates Lévi-Strauss's notion of the 'house society' in studies drawn from Southeast Asia and Amazonia. For both the teacher and the scholar, this book is worth the reading.' Peter Gose, University of Regina
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521479530 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521479533 |
| Titel | About the House |
| Autor | Janet Carsten |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Cambridge University Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1995-05-04 |
| Seitenanzahl | 316 |
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