The Cambridge Companion to Lévi-Strauss

by Boris Wiseman (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2009

  $102.08

  Presents a major reassessment of Levi-Strauss, the influential anthropologist regarded as a major influence on the development of structuralism.

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $34.39

  Claude Levi-Strauss is one of the major thinkers of the modern age. Regarded as a crucial figure in the development of structuralism, his writings are studied across a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, philosophy and literary studies. The Cambridge Companion to Levi-Strauss presents a major reassessment of his work and influence. The fifteen specially-commissioned essays in this volume engage with the controversies that have surrounded his ideas, and they probe the concealed influences and cliches that have obscured a true understanding of his work. The contributors are experts drawn from a number of fields, demonstrating the durability and importance of Levi-Strauss's work in the academy. Written for students and researchers alike, these incisive, jargon-free essays will be essential reading for anybody who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of this important thinker.