Anthropological perspectives on kinship /
In this volume Ladislav Holy considers the extent to which overridingly Western assumptions have guided anthropological studies of kinship. This is the first introductory text on the subject to consider changes in the conceptualisation of kinship brought about by new reproductive technologies and th...
| Основен автор: | Holy, Ladislav. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; Chicago, IL :
Pluto Press,
1996.
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| Серия: |
Anthropology, culture, and society.
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| Подобни документи: |
Online version::
Anthropological perspectives on kinship. |
| Резюме: |
In this volume Ladislav Holy considers the extent to which overridingly Western assumptions have guided anthropological studies of kinship. This is the first introductory text on the subject to consider changes in the conceptualisation of kinship brought about by new reproductive technologies and the growing interest in culturally specific notions of personhood and gender. Holy reveals a growing sensitivity on the part of anthropologists to individual ideas of personhood and gender, and encourages further critical reflection on cultural bias in approaches to the subject. Linking kinship with wider debates in anthropology and the social sciences in a lucid, jargon free study, Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship is an invaluable introduction to current practice for specialists and non-specialists alike. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
vi, 198 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-190) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0745309186 (hbk) 9780745309187 (hbk) 0745309178 9780745309170 |