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Wendy James Marcel Mauss (Paperback) Methodology & History in Anthropology
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- Book Title
- Marcel Mauss
- Publication Name
- Marcel Mauss Vol. 1:A Centenary Tribute
- Title
- Marcel Mauss
- Subtitle
- A Centenary Tribute
- Contributor
- N. J. Allen (Edited by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1571817050
- EAN
- 9781571817051
- ISBN
- 9781571817051
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Genre
- Biography
- Topic
- Society & Culture
- Release Year
- 1998
- Release Date
- 01/12/1998
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 216mm
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Item Weight
- 11.4 Oz
- Series
- Methodology and History in Anthropology Ser.
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Marcel Mauss, successor of Emile Durkheim and one-time teacher of Claude Levi-Strauss, continues to inspire social scientists across various disciplines. Only selected texts of Mauss's work have been translated into English, but of these, some, as for instance his "Essay on the Gift," have proved of key significance for the development of ......
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Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1571817050
ISBN-13
9781571817051
eBay Product ID (ePID)
996195
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Marcel Mauss Vol. 1:A Centenary Tribute
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
Methodology and History in Anthropology Ser.
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
1
Lc Classification Number
Gn21.M33 M37 1998
Reviews
"Each of the essays in this volume deals with various facets of his work, and all of them should be read." * American Anthropologist "This book offers a unique insight into the influence of one of the discipline's most important theorists. James and Allen are thoughtful editors ... their respect produces the best form of criticism in fourteen essays by British, and other European, anthropologists ... This is intriguing and stimulating reading ... Mauss's work receives careful attention in this book which is helpful, incisive, and broadly significant to anthropology." * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI), "Each of the essays in this volume deals with various facets of his work, and all of them should be read." American Anthropologist "This book offers a unique insight into the influence of one of the discipline's most important theorists. James and Allen are thoughtful editors ... their respect produces the best form of criticism in fourteen essays by British, and other European, anthropologists ... This is intriguing and stimulating reading ... Mauss's work receives careful attention in this book which is helpful, incisive, and broadly significant to anthropology." JRAI, "Each of the essays in this volume deals with various facets of his work, and all of them should be read." · American Anthropologist "This book offers a unique insight into the influence of one of the discipline's most important theorists. James and Allen are thoughtful editors ... their respect produces the best form of criticism in fourteen essays by British, and other European, anthropologists ... This is intriguing and stimulating reading ... Mauss's work receives careful attention in this book which is helpful, incisive, and broadly significant to anthropology." · JRAI
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgements INTRODUCTORY ESSAY Chapter 1. 'One of us': Marcel Mauss and 'English' anthropology Wendy James THE SCHOLAR AND HIS TIME Chapter 2. An intellectual self-portrait Marcel Mauss Chapter 3. Mauss's Jewish background: a biographical essay W. S. F. Pickering FOUNDATIONS OF MAUSSIAN ANTHROPOLOGY Chapter 4. A vague but suggestive concept: the 'total social fact' Alexander Gofman Chapter 5. The Maussian shift: a second foundation for sociology in France? Bruno Karsenti Chapter 6. Derrida's reading of Mauss Tim Jenkins CRITIQUES OF EXCHANGE AND POWER Chapter 7. Uncertainties of the 'obligation to reciprocate': a critique of Mauss Alain Testart Chapter 8. Mutual deception: totality, exchange, and Islam in the Middle East Paul Dresch Chapter 9. Modern philanthropy: reassessing the viability of a Maussian perspective Ilana Silber Chapter 10. Mauss, Dumont, and the distinction between status and power Materiality, body, history Jonathan Parry MATERIALITY, BODY, HISTORY Chapter 11. The category of substance: a Maussian theme revisited N. J. Allen Chapter 12. The study of techniques as an ideological challenge: technology, nation, and humanity in the work of Marcel Mauss Nathan Schlanger Chapter 13. Form, movement, and posture in Mauss: themes for today's anthropology Claudine Haroche Chapter 14. Mauss in Africa: on time, history, and politics Wendy James Select Bibliography A: Reading Mauss in French B: Work by Mauss available in English C: Selected secondary sources Notes on contributors Index
Copyright Date
1998
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Methodology, Sociology / General, General, Anthropology / General, Essays
Lccn
98-028121
Dewey Decimal
301/.01
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
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