Anthropology Confronts the Problems of the Modern World

Claude Lévi-Strauss

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$22.95 • £18.95 • €20.50

ISBN 9780674072909

Publication Date: 03/05/2013

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144 pages

4-3/8 x 7-1/8 inches

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Foreword by Maurice Olender
1. The End of the West’s Cultural Supremacy
2. Three Great Contemporary Problems: Sexuality, Economic Development, and Mythic Thought
3. Recognizing Cultural Diversity: What We Can Learn from Japanese Civilization
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