Book
Systems of consanguinity and affinity of the human family / Lewis Henry Morgan ; introduction by Elisabeth Tooker.
Modern anthropology would be radically different without this book. Published in 1871, this first major study of kinship, inventive and wide-ranging, created a new field of inquiry in anthropology. Drawing partly upon his own fieldwork among American Indians, anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan examined the kinship systems of over one hundred cultures, probing for similarities and differences in their organization. In his attempt to discover particular types of marriage and descent systems across the globe, Morgan demonstrated the centrality of kinship relations in many cultures. Kinship, it was revealed, was an important key for understanding cultures and could be studied through systematic, scientific means.
Record details
- ISBN: 0803282303
- ISBN: 9780803282308
- Physical Description: xxv, 590 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cm
- Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1997.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Washington : Smithsonian Institution, 1870, in series: Smithsonian contributions to knowledge ; v. 218. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Kinship. Families. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | GN 487 .M67 1997 | 260304 | Stacks | Available | - |