In Stock
Introducing Levi-Strauss
Paperback
€9.89
Collect 29 Reward Points
- Standard Delivery from
- This Book Is Available Online Only
- Book Synopsis
- Introducing L�vi-Strauss is a guide to the work of the great French anthropologist Claude L�vi-Strauss (1908-2009). The book brilliantly traces the development and influence of L�vi-Strauss' thought, from his early work on the function of the incest taboo to initiate an exchange of women between groups, to his identification of a timeless "wild" or "primitive" mode of thinking - a pens�e sauvage - behind the processes of human culture. Accessibly written by Boris Wiseman and beautifully illustrated by Judy Groves, Introducing L�vi-Strauss also explores the major contribution that L�vi-Strauss made to contemporary aesthetic history - his work on American-Indian mythology provides a key insight into the way in which art itself comes into being. This is an essential introduction to a key thinker.
- About The Author
- Dr Wiseman studied in London at King's College and the London School of Economics and in Paris at the Sorbonne Nouvelle and the �cole Normale Sup�rieure. He had been a lecturer in the French Department at Durham University since 1997 and is currently at the University of Copenhagen. Judy Groves is a painter, graphic designer and illustrator. She has illustrated numerous Introducing titles.
- Product Details
-
- ISBN
- 9781848316935
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Icon Books, (05 June 2014)
- Number of Pages
- 175
- Weight
- 120 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 168 x 120 x 10 mm
- Series:
- See all books in this series
- Categories: