1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451255103321

Autore

Kuper Adam

Titolo

The reinvention of primitive society : transformations of a myth / / Adam Kuper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-24720-6

1-134-24721-4

1-280-30260-7

9786610302604

0-203-00352-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KuperAdam

Disciplina

305.8009

Soggetti

Ethnology - History

Primitive societies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. edition of: The invention of primitive society.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Preface; Part I The idea of primitive society; Part II Ancient law, ancient society and totemism; Part III Evolution and diffusion; Part IV Descent and alliance; Part V Back to the beginning; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Invention of Primitive Society, Adam Kuper's best selling critique of ideas about the origins of society and religion that have been much debated since Darwin, has been hugely influential in anthropology and post-colonial studies. This topical new edition, entitled The Reinvention of Primitive Society, has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of new research in the field. It coincides with a revival of the myth of primitive society by the 'indigenous peoples' movement', which taps into a widespread popular belief about the noble savage and



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458975103321

Autore

Diehl Paul F (Paul Francis)

Titolo

The dynamics of international law / / Paul F. Diehl and Charlotte Ku [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-511-73908-7

1-107-20549-2

1-282-48668-3

9786612486685

0-511-67414-7

0-511-67533-X

0-511-67208-X

0-511-67080-X

0-511-81732-0

0-511-67335-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 206 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

340.2

Soggetti

International law

International relations - Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-189) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- A new framework for analysis and a model for legal change -- The influence of normative change on the operating system -- Extra-systemic adaptations to systemic imbalance -- The influence of the operating system on normative change -- Implications and future directions.

Sommario/riassunto

Paul F. Diehl and Charlotte Ku's new framework for international law divides it into operating and normative systems. The authors provide a theory of how these two systems interact, which explains how changes in one system precipitate changes and create capacity in the other.  A punctuated equilibrium theory of system evolution, drawn from studies of biology and public policy studies, provides the basis for delineating the conditions for change and helps explain a pattern of international



legal change that is often infrequent and sub-optimal, but still influential.