The Metamorphoses of Kinship

by Maurice Godelier

Book Overview

With marriage in decline, divorce on the rise, the demise of the nuclear family, and the increase in marriages and adoptions among same-sex partners, it is clear that the structures of kinship in the modern West are in a state of flux.

In The Metamorphoses of Kinship, the world-renowned anthropologist Maurice Godelier contextualizes these developments, surveying the accumulated experience of humanity with regard to such phenomena as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788736621
• ISBN13: 9781788736626
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.8" x 9.1"