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Representing a departure from traditional studies of social organisation, the book asserts that a kinship system is best understood as a system of concepts rather than as a set of empirical relationships.
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Drawing on his research in five Latin American countries, Steve Gudeman describes his anthropological fieldwork, bringing to life the excitement... Læs mere
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Bridging a gab between macro- and micro- viewpoints, the work shows the ways in which an economy is socially and historically determined.
Representing a departure from traditional studies of social organisation, the book asserts that a kinship system is best understood as a system of concepts rather than as a set of empirical relationships.
Bridging a gab between macro- and micro- viewpoints, the work shows the ways in which an economy is socially and historically determined.