The Raw and the Cooked
Author | : Claude Lévi-Strauss |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1983-03-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226474879 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226474878 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Raw and the Cooked written by Claude Lévi-Strauss and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1983-03-15 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lévi-Strauss is a French savant par excellence, a man of extraordinary sensitivity and human wisdom . . . a deliberate stylist with profound convictions and convincing arguments. . . . [The Raw and the Cooked] adds yet another chapter to the tireless quest for a scientifically accurate, esthetically viable, and philosophically relevant cultural anthropology. . . . [It is] indispensable reading."—Natural History