{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-two-theories-of-social-anthropology-descent-groups-and-marriage-alliance-9781845451479","title":"An Introduction to Two Theories of Social Anthropology: Descent Groups and Marriage Alliance","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Parkin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sociology - Marriage \u0026amp; Family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Louis Dumont, who died in 1998, was one of the most important figures in post-war French anthropology. He is well-known for his early work on India, which culminated in \u003ci\u003eHomo Hierarchicus\u003c\/i\u003e (1966; in English 1972, 1980), an anthropological account of the caste system. He later extended this work into a comparison of the values of Indian and western society in works like \u003ci\u003eEssays on Individualism\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) and \u003ci\u003eGerman ideology: From France to Germany and Back\u003c\/i\u003e (1994). He is also known for pioneering work on kinship in south India and more generally (for example \u003ci\u003eAffinity as a Value\u003c\/i\u003e, 1983). The current volume represents the fruits of this side of his activities and originated in as a series of lectures providing an account of the British and French schools for students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781003034775,"sku":"9781845451479","price":2112.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781845451479.webp?v=1778049814","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-two-theories-of-social-anthropology-descent-groups-and-marriage-alliance-9781845451479","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}