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The domestic unit is inseparable from its homestead, and the 'house', at once a physical place and a social unit, is often also a unit of production and consumption, a cult group, and even a political faction. Inspired by Lévi-Strauss's suggestion that the multi-functional noble houses of medieval Europe were simply the best-known examples of a widespread social institution, the contributors to this collection analyse 'house' systems in Southeast Asia and South America, exploring the interrelationships between buildings, people, and ideas. They reveal some of the ways in which houses can stand for social groups and serve as images of process and order.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Anthropology

• Full title: About the House
• Subtitle: Levi-Strauss and Beyond
• Author: Janet CarstenStephen Hugh-Jones
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316
• EAN: 9780521479530
• ISBN: 0521479533
• ID: 02032522
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 482 g
• Dimensions: 230 × 163 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 04. May 1995

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