Anthropology Confronts the Problems of the Modern World
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Claude Lévi-Strauss | ISBN: | 9780674075146 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Claude Lévi-Strauss |
| ISBN: | 9780674075146 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 5, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
This first English translation of lectures Claude Lévi-Strauss delivered in Tokyo in 1986 synthesizes his ideas about structural anthropology, critiques his earlier writings on civilization, and assesses the dilemmas of cultural and moral relativism, including economic inequality, religious fundamentalism, and genetic and reproductive engineering.
This first English translation of lectures Claude Lévi-Strauss delivered in Tokyo in 1986 synthesizes his ideas about structural anthropology, critiques his earlier writings on civilization, and assesses the dilemmas of cultural and moral relativism, including economic inequality, religious fundamentalism, and genetic and reproductive engineering.
