{"product_id":"the-reinvention-of-primitive-society-adam-kuper-9781138282650","title":"The Reinvention of Primitive Society: Transformations of a Myth","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdam Kuper's iconoclastic intellectual history argues that the idea of \"primitive society\" is a western myth. The \"primitive\" is imagined as the opposite of the \"civilised\". But this is a protean myth. As ideas about civilisation change, so the image of primitive society must be adjusted. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy way of fascinating account of classic texts in anthropology, ancient history and law, Kuper reveals how this myth underpinned academic research and inspired political programmes. Its ancestry is traced back to classical western beliefs about barbarians and savages, and Kuper also tackles the latest version of the myth, the idea of a global identity of \"indigenous peoples\". \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Reinvention of Primitive Society \u003c\/i\u003eis a key text in the history of anthropology, and will interest anyone who has puzzled about the very idea of \"primitive society\" - and so, by implication, about \"civilisation\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Kuper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138282650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138282650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Adam Kuper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44181248213247,"sku":"9781138282650","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77c448ec-b44c-4f25-8f31-51b669152d5d.jpg?v=1690259386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reinvention-of-primitive-society-adam-kuper-9781138282650","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}