The Manual of Ethnography

by Marcel Mauss

Book Overview

Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) was the leading social anthropologist in Paris between the world wars, and his Manuel d'ethnographie, dating from that period, is the longest of all his texts. Despite having had four editions in France, the Manuel has hitherto been unavailable in English. This contrasts with his essays, longer and shorter, many of which have long enjoyed the status of classics within anthropology. We are therefore pleased...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845456823
• ISBN13: 9781845456825
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"