Ancient society; or, Researches in the lines of human progress from savagery, through barbarism to civilization

Ancient Society; Or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress From Savagery, Through Barbarism to Civilization

Morgan, Lewis Henry

History

Franklin Classics

League of the Ho-Dé-No-Sau-Nee Or Iroquois

Lloyd, Herbert Marshall

League of the Ho-Dé-No-Sau-Nee or Iroquois

Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family

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Systems Of Consanguinity And Affinity Of The Human Family

Rare landmark study (1868) offers unique historical perspective on fascinating rodent: anatomy and characteristics, habitat, dams, ledges and burrows, food, trapping methods, animal psychology, much more.

The American Beaver: A Classic of Natural History and Ecology

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Dover Pubns

Considered the father of modern anthropology, Morgan left rich, detailed records of his researches among the tribes of Kansas and Nebraska — kinship systems, social organization, dances and ceremonies, customs, much else; also invaluable data on climate, flora and fauna, topography, natural resources, many other topics. 20 black-and-white illustrations.

The Indian Journals 1859-62

Americas

Dover Publications

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Ancient Society Or, Researches In The Lines Of Human Progress From Savagery, Through Barbarism To Civilization

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

Ancient Society

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Belknap Press

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. Anthropologists continue to wrestle with the premises, methodology, and conclusions of Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity. Scholars such as W. H. R. Rivers, Robert Lowie, Meyer Fortes, Fred Eggan, and Claude Lévi-Strauss have acknowledged their intellectual debt to this study; those less sympathetic to Morgan’s treatment of kinship nonetheless do not question its historical significance and impact on the development of modern anthropology.

Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family (Sources of American Indian Oral Literature)

Social Sciences

University Of Nebraska Press

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