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- Publisher: Penguin USA
- ISBN: 0140165622
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100523954
- Release Date: August 1, 1992
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #33407 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #1546 in History Books (See Top 100 History Books Bestsellers)
- #12 in Latin America - South America (See Top 100 Latin America - South America Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Tristes Tropiques" by Claude Levi-Strauss to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Tristes Tropiques"Browse more products related to "Claude Levi-Strauss, Doreen Weightman and John Weightman"Review"An intensely personal book. Like Montaigne's 'Essays' and Freud's 'Interpretation of Dreams', it is an intellectual autobiography, an exemplary personal history in which a whole view of the human situation, an entire sensibility, is elaborated....It is a masterpiece." "A magical masterpiece of anthropology, of literature, of human thought,...one of the few great sensitive books of the 20th century." "A classical journey of discovery, a quest for the past and for the realization of self....It is a work of anthropology, grandly speculative and imaginative...a work of science, history, and a rational prose poetry, springing out of the multifariousness of the landscape....Levi-Strauss is pursuing his professional studies, but he is also creating literature." Publisher's noteFirst published in 1955, Claude Levi-Strauss's accounts of his researches among the peoples of the Amazon is a fascinating study and influential in understanding the organization of human society. He writes of myths and superstitions, modern cities and ancient villages, and each page is packed with anecdotes and observations. Photos & illus. throughout. Annotation"Tristes Tropiques" records LTvi-Strauss's search for "a human society reduced to its most basic expression", and focuses on the tribes of the Caduvco, Bororo, Nambikwara, and Tupi-Kawahib of the Amazon basin and the upland jungles of Brazil. LTvi-Strauss draws fascinating comparisons and parallels among the tribes and human societies at large, allowing his work to easily transcend the specialized discipline of his field. The stories he tells of his travels and studies in this book are perhaps among his most autobiographical writings. If You Enjoy "Tristes Tropiques (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Tristes Tropiques (Paperback)" by Claude Levi-Strauss (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Latin America - South America Bestsellers
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