The Little Community: Peasant Society And Culture
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
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Two landmark works of twentieth-century anthropology, bound together in a single volume, The Little Community and Peasant Society and Culture represent the crowning intellectual achievement of Robert Redfield, one of America's most celebrated social scientists. In The Little Community, Redfield presents a masterful framework for understanding the small, cohesive human community — the village, the band, the folk society — arguing that it forms the fundamental unit through which human civilization can be most authentically understood. Its companion, Peasant Society and Culture, then narrows the lens further, chronicling the lives of agrarian peoples caught between the intimate world of the village and the gravitational pull of the great urban civilizations surrounding them. Redfield writes with a clarity and humanity that is rare in academic discourse, weaving together sociology, anthropology, and cultural history into a seamless and compelling whole. His central thesis — that peasant culture occupies a critical, often overlooked middle ground between primitive and modern society — challenged the orthodoxies of his era and continues to resonate with scholars of globalization, rural studies, and cultural identity. For anyone seeking to understand the deep structural forces that shape human communities across time and geography, this combined volume remains an indispensable and profoundly rewarding read.
Author: Robert Redfield
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Two landmark works of twentieth-century anthropology, bound together in a single volume, The Little Community and Peasant Society and Culture represent the crowning intellectual achievement of Robert Redfield, one of America's most celebrated social scientists. In The Little Community, Redfield presents a masterful framework for understanding the small, cohesive human community — the village, the band, the folk society — arguing that it forms the fundamental unit through which human civilization can be most authentically understood. Its companion, Peasant Society and Culture, then narrows the lens further, chronicling the lives of agrarian peoples caught between the intimate world of the village and the gravitational pull of the great urban civilizations surrounding them. Redfield writes with a clarity and humanity that is rare in academic discourse, weaving together sociology, anthropology, and cultural history into a seamless and compelling whole. His central thesis — that peasant culture occupies a critical, often overlooked middle ground between primitive and modern society — challenged the orthodoxies of his era and continues to resonate with scholars of globalization, rural studies, and cultural identity. For anyone seeking to understand the deep structural forces that shape human communities across time and geography, this combined volume remains an indispensable and profoundly rewarding read.