A World On The Wane
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Claude Levi-Strauss
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hutchinson., 1961
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing, price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some tears to DJ, front of DJ is torn, top-edge discoloured due to tanning, foxing throughout.
This seminal work of anthropology and memoir chronicles a renowned ethnographer's journeys through the Amazon and central Brazil, offering profound observations on indigenous cultures and the encroaching forces of modernity. It presents a poignant meditation on the loss of traditional ways of life and the complexities of human civilization. The narrative illustrates the author's encounters with various tribes, providing rich ethnographic detail alongside philosophical reflections on history, nature, and the human condition. This compelling account argues for a deeper understanding of cultural diversity while lamenting the irreversible changes impacting remote societies, making A World On The Wane an enduring classic.
Author: Claude Levi-Strauss
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hutchinson., 1961
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing, price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Some tears to DJ, front of DJ is torn, top-edge discoloured due to tanning, foxing throughout.
This seminal work of anthropology and memoir chronicles a renowned ethnographer's journeys through the Amazon and central Brazil, offering profound observations on indigenous cultures and the encroaching forces of modernity. It presents a poignant meditation on the loss of traditional ways of life and the complexities of human civilization. The narrative illustrates the author's encounters with various tribes, providing rich ethnographic detail alongside philosophical reflections on history, nature, and the human condition. This compelling account argues for a deeper understanding of cultural diversity while lamenting the irreversible changes impacting remote societies, making A World On The Wane an enduring classic.