Tristes Tropiques
$32.26
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2012
Summary
A milestone in the study of culture from the father of structural anthropology
This watershed work records Claude Lévi-Strauss’s search for “a human society reduced to its most basic expression.” From the Amazon basin through the dense upland jungles of Brazil, Lévi-Strauss found the societies he was seeking among the Caduveo, Bororo, Nambikwara, and Tupi-Kawahib. More than merely recounting his time in their midst, Tristes Tropiques places the cultural practices of these peo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143106258 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143106252 |
| Author: | Claude Levi-Strauss, John Weightman, Doreen Weightman, Patrick Wilcken |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 140mm x 213mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
Claude Levi-Strauss
Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009), the founder of structural anthropology, was born in Belgium and studied at the University of Paris. A member of the French Academy, he authored numerous works, including Structural Anthropology, The Savage Mind, and Myth and Meaning.
Patrick Wilcken is the author of Claude Levi-Strauss: The Father of Modern Anthropology. He lives in London.
John Weightman (1915-2004) and Doreen Weightman (d. 1985) together translated several important anthropological works of Claude Levi-Strauss and a book about Rousseau by Jean Guehenno.
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