Speculations about primitive society have a long and complicated ancestry, but i am concerned with the. Transformations of an illusion, london, routledge, 1988. Adam kuper both a critical history of anthropological theory and methods and a challenging essay in the sociology of science, the invention of primitive society shows how, since darwin, anthropologists have. The reinvention of primitive societythe invention of primitive society, adam kupers decisive critique of ideas about. Kupers position is that primitive society is an illusion. Save up to 17% on wholesale primitives sale bargains. Both a critical history of anthropological theory and methods and a challenging essay in the sociology of science, the invention of primitive society shows how, since darwin, anthropologists have tried to define the original form of human society. Kupers version of primitive society is, in fact, his own illusion, a straw man. The invention of primitive society transformation of an illusion adam kuper routledge new york, 1988. Transformations of an illusion 1988 is an historical account of how the idea of primitive society was conjured first in the minds of maine, tylor and morgan, and remained at the forefront of anthropological research for over a century. Adam kuper, the invention of primitive society sage journals. Transformations of an illusion by adam kuper this book is a history of the ways in which anthropologists have thought about primitive society, adam kuper declares on p.
1041 987 507 1047 599 1276 1306 222 775 1066 516 1559 400 534 1454 1556 1381 1316 1427 1278 396 690 759 886 1094 6 861 746 580 926 667 170 1061 423 1407 1116 1191 83 1076 1244 1317 657 730 1467 378 1263 774 1265 310