About the House: Levi-Strauss and Beyond (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521479530)

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' 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 analyze "house" systems in Southeast Asia and South America, exploring the interrelationships among 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.

Author: Janet Carsten
ISBN-10: 0521479533
ISBN-13: 9780521479530
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/26/1995
Pages: 316
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.04w x 0.73d