{"product_id":"9780631229988","title":"Kinship and Family An Anthropological Reader","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKinship and Family\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Anthropological Reader\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Parkin | Linda Stone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most comprehensive reader on kinship available, \u003ci\u003eKinship and Family: An Anthropological Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a representative collection tracing the history of the anthropological study of kinship from the early 1900s to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together for the first time both classic works from Evans-Pritchard, Lévi-Strauss, Leach, and Schneider, as well as articles on such electrifying contemporary debates as surrogate motherhood, and gay and lesbian kinship.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the editors’ complementary areas of expertise to offer readers a single-volume survey of the most important and critical work on kinship.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive discussion and analysis of the selections that contextualizes them within theoretical debates.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRobert Parkin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford. His books include \u003ci\u003eKinship: An Introduction to Basic Concepts\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1997), \u003ci\u003ePerilous Transactions and other Papers in Indian and General Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eLouis Dumont and Hierarchical\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOpposition\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLinda Stone\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at Washington State University. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eIllness Beliefs and Feeding the Dead in Hindu Nepal\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) and \u003ci\u003eKinship and Gender: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition, 2000). She is also editor of \u003ci\u003eNew Directions in Anthropological Kinship\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and co-author of \u003ci\u003eGender and Culture in America\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition, 2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 January 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631229988\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e496\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379068792972,"sku":"9780631229988","price":170.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631229988.jpg?v=1780283680","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631229988","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}