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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2018Description: pages cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781784787066 (hardback)
  • 9781784787073 ()
Uniform titles:
  • Lévi-Strauss. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301 23
LOC classification:
  • GN21.L4 G6313 2018
Other classification:
  • BIO021000 | SOC002010 | SOC005000
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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"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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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