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Social anthropology of complex societies / [edited by] Michael Banton.

Contributor(s): Series: Routledge library editions, Anthropology and ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology ; III.Publication details: London : Routledge, 2013.Description: xlii, 156 p. : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780415866569
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306 23 B219
Contents:
Eric R. Wolf Kinship, Friendship, and Patron-Client Relations in complex Societies -- Burton Benedict Sociological Characteristics of Small Territories and their Implications for Economic Development -- J. Clyde Mitchell Theoretical Orientations in African Urban Studies -- Joe Loudon Religious Order and Mental Disorder: A Study in a South Wales Rural Community -- Adrian C. Mayer The Significance of Quasi-Groups in the Study of Complex societies -- Ronald Frankenberg British Community Studies: Problems of Synthesis.
Summary: This volume illustrates how much the study of social anthropologists has encompassed other, non-primitive societies: rural Italy, urban Africa, village politics in India and the smaller ex-colonial territories of Fiji and Mauritius are just some of the areas covered by the book.
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Books ISI Library, Kolkata 306 B219 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 137165
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Includes bibliographical references.

Eric R. Wolf Kinship, Friendship, and Patron-Client Relations in complex Societies --
Burton Benedict Sociological Characteristics of Small Territories and their Implications for Economic Development --
J. Clyde Mitchell Theoretical Orientations in African Urban Studies --
Joe Loudon Religious Order and Mental Disorder: A Study in a South Wales Rural Community --
Adrian C. Mayer The Significance of Quasi-Groups in the Study of Complex societies --
Ronald Frankenberg British Community Studies: Problems of Synthesis.

This volume illustrates how much the study of social anthropologists has encompassed other, non-primitive societies: rural Italy, urban Africa, village politics in India and the smaller ex-colonial territories of Fiji and Mauritius are just some of the areas covered by the book.

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