The cultural analysis of kinship : the legacy of David M. Schneider / edited by Richard Feinberg and Martin Ottenheimer.

Other author Feinberg, Richard.
Other author Ottenheimer, Martin.
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2001.
Description235 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Schneider confronts componential analyses -- Procrustes and the Sioux: David M. Schneider and the study of the Sioux kinship -- Schneider's idealism, relativism, and the confusion of kinship -- What is kinship? -- Relativism in kinship analysis -- The philosophy of kinship: a reply to Schneider's Critique of the study of kinship -- The Trobriand kinship classification and Schneider's cultural relativism -- Development and ancestral gerrymandering: Schneider in Papua New Guinea.
Local noteLittle-347911--305131054215U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001000389
ISBN025202673X (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GN487 .C83 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold