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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holý, Ladislav
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Chicago, IL : Pluto Press, 1996.
Colección:Anthropology, culture, and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. First Principles
  • 2. Kinship, Descent and Marriage
  • 3. Kinship and the Domestic Domain
  • 4. Descent and the Public Domain I: Lineage Theory
  • 5. Descent and the Public Domain II: Matrilineal and Cognatic Descent
  • 6. Marriage and Alliance
  • 7. Universality of Kinship and the Current Practice of Kinship Studies.