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Essays on Social Organisation and Values: London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology - Hardcover

Book 75 of 77: LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology

Firth, Raymond

 
9781859738948: Essays on Social Organisation and Values: London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology
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ISBN 10: 185973894X ISBN 13: 9781859738948
Publisher: Routledge, 1969

Synopsis

In this volume Professor Firth has brought together and commented upon a number of his papers on anthropological subjects published over the last thirty years. All these essays relate in different ways to his continuing interest in the study of social process, especially in the significance within a social context of individual choice and decision. Although some specialist studies are included, e.g. the group of papers dealing with the Polynesian island of Tikopia, the main themes of the book are broad ones and there are important general essays on such topics as social change; social structure and organization; modern society in relation to scientific and technological progress; and the study of values, mysticism, and religion by anthropologists. There is also a hitherto unpublished chapter on anthropology as a developing science.

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About the Author

The author is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a fellow of the British Academy.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1969
Language
English
ISBN 10 
185973894X
ISBN 13 
9781859738948
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
334

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