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Emile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss maintain that society is the source of the very categories of human thought. First published in the Ann e Sociologique in 1903, this classic essay has been translated by Rodney Needham, who also provides a critical introduction.

Emile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss maintain that society is the source of the very categories of human thought. First published in the "Annee Sociologique" in 1903, this classic essay has been translated by Rodney Needham, who also provides a critical introduction. " "Primitive... Read Full Overview

R SUM "De quelques formes de classification. Contribution l' tude des repr sentations collectives" est une oeuvre collaborative d' mile Durkheim et Marcel Mauss qui explore la mani re dont les soci t s humaines classifient et organisent le monde qui les entoure. Cet ouvrage... Read Full Overview

In this influential work, first published in English in 1963, Durkheim and Mauss claim that the individual mind is capable of classification and they seek the origin of the 'classificatory function' in society. On the basis of an intensive examination of forms and principles... Read Full Overview

In this influential work, first published in English in 1963, Durkheim and Mauss claim that the individual mind is capable of classification and they seek the origin of the 'classificatory function' in society. On the basis of an intensive examination of forms and principles... Read Full Overview