Closed systems and open minds : the limits of naïvety in social anthropology / edited by Max Gluckman
1964, First Edition. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #432053
Physical description; x, 274 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268) and index. Contents; Introduction / Ely Devons -- Symbols in Ndembu ritual / V.W. Turner -- Two villages in Orissa (India) / F.G. Bailey -- Urban communities in Africa / A.L. Epstein -- Workshop behaviour / Tom Lupton -- Social mobility and social class in industrial communities / William Watson -- Conclusion : modes and consequences of limiting a field of study / Ely Devons and Max Gluckman. Subjects; Ethnology. Sociology. Ethnology Methodology. Sociology Methodology. Anthropology. Social classes. Systems. Social Anthropology.
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