Introducing Levi-Strauss
€10.50
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781848316935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Boris Wiseman, Judy Groves |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.160 |
| Publishing Date | 05/06/2014 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €9.91 |
| Tax | €0.59 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €10.50 |
| Availability | 3 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Introducing Lévi-Strauss is a guide to the work of the great French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009). The book brilliantly traces the development and influence of Lévi-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 pensée sauvage - behind the processes of human culture. Accessibly written by Boris Wiseman and beautifully illustrated by Judy Groves, Introducing Lévi-Strauss also explores the major contribution that Lévi-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.