Structural Anthropology (1~2) (Collected Works of Lévi-Strauss 1) (Hardcover)

This book is a collection of articles published by the author over the years and represents his most important achievements in anthropological research. The selection and arrangement of these articles are to enable readers who are unfamiliar with anthropology to gain a framework understanding of the problems in this discipline. Moreover, through several representative examples, the development direction of anthropology and the problems that can be solved are introduced. This book discusses the relationship between ethnology and history, the customs and institutions of American Indian society, the relationship between anthropology, linguistics and psychology, examines the status of anthropology in the overall social sciences, and the teaching issues of anthropology. It explains the past and future of the discipline, defines the field of anthropology's work, and outlines the prospects for the questions it raises.