The Character of kinship / Edited by Jack Goody.
| Other author | Goody, Jack editor. |
| Other author | Fortes, Meyer. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [Eng.] : University Press, [1973] |
| Description | xii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Barth, F. Descent and marriage reconsidered.--Strathern, A. Kinship, descent and locality: some New Guinea examples.--La Fontaine, J. Descent in New Guinea: an Africanist view.--Leach, E. Complementary filiation and bilateral kinship.--Barnes, J. A. Genetrix: genitor:: nature: culture?--Bloch, M. The long term and the short term: the economic and political significance of the morality of kinship.--Pitt-Rivers, J. The kith and the kin.--Freeman, D. Kinship, attachment behaviour and the primary bond.--Smith, R. T. The matrifocal family.--Harris, G. Furies, witches and mothers.--Abrahams, R. G. Some aspects of levirate.--Goody, J. Polygyny, economy and the role of women.--Tambiah, S. J. From varna to caste through mixed unions.--Barnes, J. A. Bibliography of the writings of Meyer Fortes (p. 231-235) |
| General note | Published on the occasion of the retirement of Meyer Fortes. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 236-248. |
| LCCN | 74155417 |
| ISBN | 0521202906 |
| Stock number | £3.30 ($10.95 U.S.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | GN480 .C53 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |