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The Reinvention of Primitive Society

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The Reinvention of Primitive Society

By UK) Kuper Adam (London School of Economics and Political Science

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About the book

Adam Kuper's iconoclastic intellectual history argues that the idea of "primitive society" is a western myth. The "primitive" is imagined as the opposite of the "civilised". But this is a protean myth. As ideas about civilisation change, so the image of primitive society must be adjusted. By way of fascinating account of classic texts in anthropology, ancient history and law, Kuper reveals how this myth underpinned academic research and inspired political programmes. Its ancestry is traced back ...Show more

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9781138282650

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2017

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The Reinvention of Primitive Society

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