The Invention of Primitive Society: Transformations of an Illusion by Adam Kuper (15-Sep-1988) Paperback

by Adam Kuper

Both a critical history of anthropological theory and methodology and a challenging on the sociology of science, The Invention of Primitive Society shows how anthropologists have tried to define the original form of human society.

Genres: Anthropology, History, Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

First published September 15, 1988

Reviews

[Joso Skarica · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a nutshell, "The Invention of Primitive Society" is Kuper's critique of anthropology's very foundation based on ethnocentric thought and supposed cultural superiority of the West that has plagued the discipline since the mid 19th century.

[Phoenix2 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nicely written. A goot start for the anthropology of kinship.