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Outline of a Theory of Practice
Outline of a theory of practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, …
Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity
Roy Rappaport argues that religion is central to the continuing evolution of life, although it has been been displaced from its original position of intellectual authority by the …
Kinship and Marriage
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 …
Property, Production, and Family in Neckarhausen, 1700–1870
This landmark study of family relations in a village in southern Germany is the product of deep reflection on anthropological approaches to historical problems. David Sabean is …
The Political Organization of Unyamwezi
A detailed study of the political organization in an important area of Tanzania shortly before Independence. Unyamwezi covers 35,000 square miles and has a population of 400,000. …
Traders Without Trade
The word dyula means 'trader' in the Manding language. It is also the name of certain Manding-speaking ethnic minorities in parts of northern Ivory Coast, who, for centuries before …
Muslim Society
Of all the great world religions, Islam appears to have the most powerful political appeal in the twentieth century. It sustains some severely traditional and conservative regimes, …
Priests, Witches and Power
In the aftermath of colonial mission, Christianity has come to have widespread acceptance in Southern Tanzania. In this book, Maia Green explores contemporary Catholic practice in …
Production and Reproduction
This is an attempt to see the development of domestic institutions in relation to changes in the mode of productive activity. It shows that the social sciences must be comparative …
In the Society of Nature
The Achuar Indians live in the remote forest reaches of the Upper Amazon and have developed sophisticated strategies of resource management. Philippe Descola, who has gathered …
Native Lords of Quito in the Age of the Incas
By the time of Columbus, the people of Ecuador's tropical highlands had created small but remarkably complex and interlinked political societies. These small societies for many …
Resources and Population
In many areas of the world destruction of natural resources and the rapid growth of populaton are among the most important problems facing individuals and governments. This book, …