The Social Anthropology of Radcliffe-BrownThis is the first collection of Radcliffe-Brown's work chosen to represent his books as well as his essays. It includes some classic pieces, and also one or two lesser-known items. Radcliffe-Brown was a pioneer who established structural, sociological anthropology, in the face of the entrenched traditions of ethnology and social evolutionism. |
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
On social structure | 25 |
Letter to LéviStrauss | 42 |
a protest | 49 |
The interpretation of Andaman Island ceremonies | 73 |
Religion and society | 103 |
The social organization of Australian tribes | 131 |
On joking relationships | 174 |
Systems of kinship and marriage | 189 |
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The Social Anthropology of Radcliffe-Brown Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown No preview available - 1977 |
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