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The Reinvention of Primitive Society: Transformations of a Myth

The Reinvention of Primitive Society: Transformations of a Myth Paperback / softback - 2005 - 2nd Edition

by Adam Kuper

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Paperback / softback. New. This expanded and radically revised new edition should prove useful reading for those who are interested in anthropological theory and current post-colonial debates, or simply curious about the ways in which we systematically misunderstand other peoples.
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  • Title The Reinvention of Primitive Society: Transformations of a Myth
  • Author Adam Kuper
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Condition New
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, NY
  • Date 2005-06-23
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780415357616
  • ISBN 9780415357616 / 0415357616
  • Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.54 x 5.56 x 0.85 in (21.69 x 14.12 x 2.16 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Primitive societies, Ethnology - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005001214
  • Dewey Decimal Code 338.097

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The Invention of Primitive Society, Adam Kuper's best selling critique of ideas about the origins of society and religion that have been much debated since Darwin, has been hugely influential in anthropology and post-colonial studies.

This topical new edition, entitled The Reinvention of Primitive Society, has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of new research in the field. It coincides with a revival of the myth of primitive society by the 'indigenous peoples' movement', which taps into a widespread popular belief about the noble savage and reflects a romantic reaction against 'civilisation' and 'science'. By way of fascinating accounts of classic texts in anthropology, classical studies and law, the book reveals how wholly mistaken theories can become the basis for academic research and political programmes. In new chapters, Kuper challenges this most recent version of the myth of primitive society and traces conceptions of the barbarian, savage and primitive back through the centuries to ancient Greece.

Lucidly written and student friendly, this is the must-have text for those interested in anthropological theory and current post-colonial debates.

About the author

Adam Kuper is Professor of Anthropology at Brunel University, UK and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of a number of books, including The Chosen Primate: Human Nature and Cultural Diversity (Harvard 1994), Anthropologists and Anthropology: The Modern British School, third edition (Routledge 1996) and Culture: The Anthropologists' Account (Harvard 1999). The founding president of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, he ws for many years editor of Current Anthropology, and is co-editor of The Social Science Encyclopedia, third edition (Routledge 2003).

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