{"product_id":"kinship-and-marriage-an-anthropological-perspective-paperback-9780521278232","title":"Kinship and Marriage; An Anthropological Perspective (Paperback) 9780521278232","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKinship and Marriage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Anthropological Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew paperback edition of Robin Fox's study of systems of kinship and alliance, which has become an established classic of social science literature.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobin Fox (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521278232, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 27 January 1984\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.1 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.29 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRobin Fox's study of systems of kinship and alliance has become an established classic of the social science literature. It has been praised above all for its liveliness of style and clarity of exposition in an area that students and general readers have found difficult to master. It was the first attempt to produce an overview of this central subject and has maintained its unique position over the years. Fox's reconciliation of 'descent' and 'alliance' theories, and his 'deductive' approach to the logic of kinship systems based on four universal premises, give the book its distinctive flavour and make it not only the best available introductory text but a contribution to theory in its own right. It has been used throughout the world as an introduction for both academic and lay readers and has been translated into numerous languages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the Cambridge University Press Edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the First Edition\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Kinship, family and descent\u003cbr\u003e 2. The incest problem\u003cbr\u003e 3. Local groups and descent groups\u003cbr\u003e 4. Unilineal descent groups\u003cbr\u003e 5. Segmentation and double descent\u003cbr\u003e 6. Cognatic descent and ego-centred groups\u003cbr\u003e 7. Exogamy and direct exchange\u003cbr\u003e 8. Asymmetrical and complex systems\u003cbr\u003e 9. Kinship terminology\u003cbr\u003e References and further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002820120856,"sku":"9780521278232","price":26.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521278232i_31fafa6e-7d93-4c7f-a910-60fe3e63d3f8.jpg?v=1691374396","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kinship-and-marriage-an-anthropological-perspective-paperback-9780521278232","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}