1st Edition

Social Anthropology of Complex Societies

Edited By Michael Banton Copyright 2004
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

This volume illustrates how much the study of social anthropologists has encompassed other, non-primitive societies: rural Italy, urban Africa, village politics in India and the smaller ex-colonial territories of Fiji and Mauritius are just some of the areas covered by the book. The position and contribution of British community studies is also examined, illustrating how micro-sociology can be... Read more
Chapter 1 Kinship, Friendship, and Patron-Client Relations in Complex Societies, Eric R. Wolf; Chapter 2 Sociological Characteristics of Small Territories and their Implications for Economic Developmene, Burton Benedict; Chapter 3 Theoretical Orientations in African Urban Studies, J. Clyde Mitchell; Chapter 4 Religious Order and Mental Disorder, Joe Loudon; Chapter 5 The Significance of Quasi-Groups in the Study of Complex Societies, Adrian C. Mayer; Chapter 6 British Community Studies, Ronald Frankenberg;

Biography

Michael Banton