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A milestone in the study of culture from the father of structural anthropology

This watershed work records Claude L vi-Strauss's search for "a human society reduced to its most basic expression." From the Amazon basin through the dense upland jungles of Brazil,... Read Full Overview

"A magical masterpiece."?Robert Ardrey. A chronicle of the author's search for a civilization "reduced to its most basic expression."

Tristes Tropiques begins with the line 'I hate travelling and explorers', yet during his life Claude L vi-Strauss travelled from wartime France to the Amazon basin and the dense upland jungles of Brazil, where he found 'human society reduced to its most basic expression'... Read Full Overview

""A World On The Wane"" is a thought-provoking book written by the eminent French anthropologist, Claude Levi-Strauss. In this book, Levi-Strauss explores the concept of cultural change and how it affects different societies around the world. He argues that the modern world is... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

A World On The Wane is a book written by the renowned French anthropologist, Claude Levi-Strauss. The book is a collection of essays that explore the decline of traditional societies and cultures around the world in the face of modernization and globalization. Levi-Strauss argues... Read Full Overview