Kinship and Marriage by Robin Fox

Kinship and Marriage by Robin Fox

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Robin Fox's study of systems of kinship and alliance has become an established classic of the social science literature. It was the first attempt to produce an overview of this central subject and has maintained its unique position over the years.

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Kinship and Marriage by Robin Fox

Robin Fox's study of systems of kinship and alliance has become an established classic of the social science literature. It has been praised above all for its liveliness of style and clarity of exposition in an area that students and general readers have found difficult to master. It was the first attempt to produce an overview of this central subject and has maintained its unique position over the years. Fox's reconciliation of 'descent' and 'alliance' theories, and his 'deductive' approach to the logic of kinship systems based on four universal premises, give the book its distinctive flavour and make it not only the best available introductory text but a contribution to theory in its own right. It has been used throughout the world as an introduction for both academic and lay readers and has been translated into numerous languages.
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ISBN 13 9780521278232
ISBN 10 0521278236
Title Kinship and Marriage
Author Robin Fox
Series Cambridge Studies In Social And Cultural Anthropology
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1984-01-27
Number of pages 288
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