The Composition of Worlds: Interviews with Pierre Charbonnier

by Philippe Descola

In this autobiographical reflection, the distinguished anthropologist Philippe Descola looks back on his intellectual career and examines both the central themes of his work and the key questions that have shaped anthropological debates over the past forty years.

A student of L vi-Strauss, Descola conducted ethnographic research among the Achuar of the upper Amazon in the late 1970s, focusing on how native societies relate to their environment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150955548X
• ISBN13: 9781509555482
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"