Lévi-Strauss Today: An Introduction to Structural Anthropology

By Robert Deliège

Book Overview

Claude Levi Strauss was the most important anthropological thinker of the 20th century. His prolific writings on a wide range of ideas, though now unfashionable, were revolutionary and have gone on to influence generations of scholars in a variety of disciplines. This book serves as an introduction to the man and his thinking; it offers a balanced and objective view of Levi Strauss' work and makes many of his challenging ideas more accessible. Robert Deliege examines his early life and career, those that were influential uponh him, such as Rousseau and Mauus, and guides the reader through the theory of structuralism, suggesting how this has shaped the field of modern anthroplogy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859738389
• ISBN13: 9781859738382
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.3" x 6.1"