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The building of British social anthropology : W.H.R. Rivers and his Cambridge disciples in the development of kinship studies, 1898-1931 / Ian Langham.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Langham, Ian, 1942- author.
- Series:
- Studies in the history of modern science ; v. 8.
- Studies in the history of modern science ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rivers, W. H. R. (William Halse Rivers), 1864-1922.
- Rivers, W. H. R.
- Kinship--Study and teaching (Higher)--England--History.
- Kinship.
- Ethnology--Study and teaching (Higher)--England--History.
- Ethnology.
- Ethnology--Study and teaching (Higher).
- History.
- England.
- a PRO Adams, Mark B. (former owner) (autograph) (Adams copy).
- Local Subjects:
- a PRO Adams, Mark B. (former owner) (autograph) (Adams copy).
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 392 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Distribution:
- Hingham, MA : Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Boston Inc.
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston [Mass.] ; London : D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1981.
- Summary:
- Traces the influence of major anthropological figures on kinship studies; includes discussion of changing analyses of Australian Aboriginal kinship, marriage-class systems and totemism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.
- ISBN:
- 9027712646
- OCLC:
- 7573597
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