LEADER 02602oam 2200613I 450 001 9910783953303321 005 20230617035344.0 010 $a1-134-24720-6 010 $a1-134-24721-4 010 $a1-280-30260-7 010 $a9786610302604 010 $a0-203-00352-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203003527 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255239 035 $a(EBL)243334 035 $a(OCoLC)475963806 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000235209 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924748 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235209 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10242990 035 $a(PQKB)11506444 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC243334 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL243334 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10163097 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL30260 035 $a(OCoLC)62083385 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255239 100 $a20180706d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe reinvention of primitive society $etransformations of a myth /$fAdam Kuper 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aRev. edition of: The invention of primitive society. 311 $a0-415-35761-6 311 $a0-415-35760-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 330 $aThe 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 606 $aEthnology$xHistory 615 0$aEthnology$xHistory. 676 $a305.8009 700 $aKuper$b Adam.$0143565 701 $aKuper$b Adam$0143565 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783953303321 996 $aThe reinvention of primitive society$91993926 997 $aUNINA