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Tristes tropiques

By Patrick , Lévi-Strauss , Claude; Wilcken

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Books
Year
2014
ISBN
9781101574751, 1101574755, 9781101575604, 1101575603
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (5658304 bytes)
Pages
0\0
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2020-02-11 22:39:05
Indians of South America -- Brazil;Brazil -- Descr

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A milestone in the study of culture from the father of structural anthropology. This watershed work records Claude Levi-Strauss's search for "a human society reduced to its most basic expression." From the Amazon basin through the dense upland jungles of Brazil, Levi-Strauss found the societies he was seeking among the Caduveo, Bororo, Nambikwara, and Tupi-Kawahib. More than merely recounting his time in their midst, Tristes Tropiques places the cultural practices of these peoples in a global context and extrapolates a fascinating theory of culture that has given the book an importance far beyond the fields of anthropology and continental philosophy. The author's fresh approach, sense of humor, and openness to the sensuous mystique of the tropics make the scientific thrust of the book eminently accessible.  Read more...

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