Man the Hunter [Paperback]

Irven Devore (Editor), Richard B. Lee (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 020233032X | ISBN-13: 978-0202330327 | Publication Date: December 31, 1999

Man the Hunter is a collection of papers presented at a symposium on research done among the hunting and gathering peoples of the world. Ethnographic studies increasingly contribute substantial amounts of new data on hunter-gatherers and are rapidly changing our concept of Man the Hunter. Social anthropologists generally have been reappraising the basic concepts of descent, fi liation, residence, and group structure. This book presents new data on hunters and clarifi es a series of conceptual issues among social anthropologists as a necessary background to broader discussions with archaeologists, biologists, and students of human evolution.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" ...[M]akes a scholarly effort to bridge the gap between physical anthropology, archaeology, biology, ecology, and cultural anthropology." -- Quarterly Review of Biology

"A vital book on a vital subject... destined to be a classic in anthropology." -- Social Anthropology

"Rich in facts, ideas, and issues." -- American Anthropologist

About the Author

Richard E. Lee is professor of sociology at Binghamton University where his teachings focus on historical social science, the cultural construction of inequalities, structures of knowledge, cultural studies and science studies, and World-Systems Analysis. In addition he is the director of the Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems and Civiliations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 415 pages
• Publisher: Aldine De Gruyter (December 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 020233032X
• ISBN-13: 978-0202330327
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)