Social Anthropology in Perspective
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Social Anthropology in Perspective by I M Lewis
This is a new, revised edition of a highly acclaimed and widely used general introduction to social anthropology, first published in 1976. In a clear, lively, and entertaining fashion, it offers teachers and students a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to social anthropology, combining British structural-functionalism with the leading ideas of Marx, Freud and Lévi-Strauss, and joining forces with historians, political scientists, and psychologists. One of his particuair concerns is to reveal how insights from 'traditional' cultures illuminate what we take for granted in contemporary industrial and post-industrial society. He shows how, in the pluralist world in which we all now live, those who study 'other' cultures ultimately learn about themselves. This is the relevance of social anthropology today.
I.M. Lewis is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics & Political Science.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521313513 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521313511 |
| Title | Social Anthropology in Perspective |
| Author | I M Lewis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1985-12-19 |
| Number of pages | 386 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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