Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, el antropólogo autor de esta obra, quedó retenido, muy a su pesar, en las islas Trobriand, en la costa oriental de Nueva Guinea. Esta desgraciada circunstancia le ofreció, sin embargo, la oportunidad...
"Ich habe für dieses Buch den schlichtesten, das heißt den wahrhaftigsten Titel gewählt - zum Teil, um beizutragen zur Rehabilitierung des unentbehrlichen und oft mißbrauchten Ausdrucks Geschlechtsleben ", andernteils um...
2015 Reprint of 1954 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In his handling of science, magic, and religion, Malinowski essentially accepted the traditional Western conception of a dual reality-t...
2014 Reprint of 1926 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Crime and Custom in Savage Society" represents Bronislaw Malinowskiâs major discussion of the relationship...
2013 Reprint of 1927 American Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Revised second edition of this classic text. Although the original text was published in 1923 it has been used as a textbook...
As part of Papua New Guinea, the Trobriant Islands are located in a bordering sea of the Pacific Ocean. At the beginning of the 20th century the anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski was one of the first to explore the archipelago in the South Sea and ist...
Crime and Custom in Savage Society represents Bronislaw Malinowski's major discussion of the relationship between law and society. Throughout his career he constructed a coherent science of anthropology, one modeled on the highest standards of practice...
This vintage book comprises three famous Malinowski essays on the subject of religion. Malinowski is one of the most important and influential anthropologists of all time. He is particularly renowned for his ability to combine the reality of human experie...
This vintage text contains three essays by Bronislaw Malinowski on the theory of functionalism. The first essay stipulates that anthropology can be viewed in a scientific manner, and offers insights into culture, human nature, and the ideal object of stud...
"Argonauts of the Western Pacific" is widely regarded as a masterpiece of anthropology. Through it Malinowski became one of the best-known anthropologists in the world in the 1920âs. Malinowskiâs reading of...
A reissue of Malinowski's first field monograph, containing historical and theoretical material. This edition includes a major essay by Michael Young who draws on Malinowski's diary, unpublished notebooks and letters.
While much has been written about the work of Malinowski, little has been written his personal life. These letters, available for the first time offer an insight of the man not just as teacher and scientist but as a husband, father and friend.
While much has been written about the work of Malinowski, little is known about his personal life. These letters, available for the first time, offer an insight of the man not just as teacher and scientist but as a husband, father and friend.