01939nam a22002417a 4500 56919 56919 20211005161355.0 210108b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0521278236 International Book Distributors Flat No. 17, Prakash Building, No- 4405/2,5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi- 110002 : 115933 28/12/2020 392.32 FOX Fox, Robin. Kinship & Marriage : An Anthropological Perspective / Robin Fox. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press , 1983, ©1967. 273 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. 2487 Kinship, family, and descent -- The incest problem -- Local groups and descent groups -- Unilineal descent groups -- Segmentation and double descent -- Cognatic descent and ego-centred groups -- Exogamy and direct exchange -- Asymmetrical and complex systems -- Kinship terminology. Robin Fox's study of systems of kinship and alliance has become an established classic of the social science literature. It has been praised above all for its liveliness of style and clarity of exposition in an area that students and general readers have found difficult to master. It was the first attempt to produce an overview of this central subject and has maintained its unique position over the years. Fox's reconciliation of 'descent' and 'alliance' theories, and his 'deductive' approach to the logic of kinship systems based on four universal premises, give the book its distinctive flavour and make it not only the best available introductory text but a contribution to theory in its own right. It has been used throughout the world as an introduction for both academic and lay readers and has been translated into numerous languages. Kinship & marriage. Anthropology, Cultural. Marriage. Robin Fox. BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 1 SNUL SNUL 2021-01-08 International Book Distributors 2487.00 0 392.32 FOX 27915 2021-01-08 00:00:00 2021-01-08 BOOK